DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2011

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    In an annual ring, the light coloured part is known as

    A)  early wood     

    B)  late wood

    C)  heartwood     

    D)  sapwood

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Spring wood plus autumn wood of a year constitute annual ring. The spring wood (also called early wood) is light in colour and constitute major pan of annual ring. The autumn wood (also called late wood) is darker in colour. Wood consists of secondary xylem. The central hard, tough and darker region of wood constitutes hearr wood while peripheral portion constitutes sap wood. But these are not specified in annual rings.


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