Question

Earlywood differs from latewood in
a. Being produced in winter
b. Presence of narrow vessels
c. Being light in color
d. Possessing high density

Answer 1

Hint: Earlywood is the wood with low density and produced early in the season. Earlywood is made by a tree in the spring season. It has large cells and has thinner walls. Earlywood is found in dicot plants. Latewood is wood with high density and produced and it is produced late in the growing season. Latewood is found in summer. Latewood cells are smaller and have thicker cell walls. It is formed in angiosperms.

Complete answer:
- Cambium is very much active in the spring season. It produces a large number of xylary elements having vessels with wider cavities and it forms spring or earlywood.
- Earlywood has a light color and lower density.
- Autumn or latewood is formed in winter. Less number of vessels with a narrow lumen.
- Latewood has a dark color with high density.
- Latewood possesses dark colors, narrow vessels, and high density because they are formed in winter.
- The difference between Earlywood and latewood is that earlywood is being produced in winter.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Additional information:
- Wood is a fibrous structural tissue present in the roots and stems of trees and other woody plants.
- Wood is an organic material.
- Wood has many uses such as it is used as fuel, making furniture, tools, weapons, and paper.
- Earlywood is formed in the spring season while the latewood is formed in the summer season.
- Earlywood and latewood have visible growth rings.

Note: Earlywood has a light color and lower density. It has large cells and has thinner walls. Earlywood is formed in the spring season while the latewood is formed in the summer season. Earlywood is found in dicot plants whereas latewood is found in angiosperms. Latewood possesses dark colors, narrow vessels, and high density because they are formed in winter. Earlywood differs from latewood in being produced in winter.