Question

The wood which is non-functional in water conduction, darker in colour(SET2025)

• A. Heart wood
• B. Sap wood
• C. Soft wood
• D. Hard wood

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Heart wood

Heartwood is the older, central part of a tree that is dead and no longer involved in water transport. It is typically darker in color due to the accumulation of tannins, resins, and other substances. Sap wood: Sapwood is the younger, living wood surrounding the heartwood. It is responsible for water conduction. C) Soft wood: Softwood refers to the type of wood from coniferous trees. While it can have a lighter color than hardwood, both sapwood and heartwood exist in softwoods. Hard wood: Hardwood refers to the wood from angiosperm trees. Like softwoods, both heartwood and sapwood can exist in hardwoods.