Identify the incorrect statement.

Question

Identify the incorrect statement. (A) Heart wood does not conduct water but gives mechanical support (B) Sapwood is involved in conduction of water and minerals from root to leaf (C) Sapwood is the innermost secondary xylem and is lighter in colour (D) Due to deposition of tannins, resins, oils etc., heart wood is dark in colour

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Sapwood is the peripheral part of the secondary xylem and is lighter in colour.

Q. Identify the incorrect statement.

Heart wood does not conduct water but gives mechanical support

Sapwood is involved in conduction of water and minerals from root to leaf

Sapwood is the innermost secondary xylem and is lighter in colour

Due to deposition of tannins, resins, oils etc., heart wood is dark in colour

Sapwood is the peripheral part of the secondary xylem and is lighter in colour.