Choose the correct statement with respect to secondary growth of dicot stem.

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Vascular cambium forms more dead cells towards the periphery and more living cells towards the center.

Cork cambium forms some dead cells towards the center.

Cork cambium forms many dead cells and some living cells towards the periphery and only living cells towards the center.

Vascular cambium forms ray parenchyma cells only towards the center but not towards the periphery.

answer is C.

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Vascular cambium forms more dead cells towards the center (secondary xylem) and less dead cells towards the periphery (secondary phloem). Cork cambium never cuts dead cells towards the center. Vascular cambium forms ray parenchyma towards the center (xylem ray) as well as towards the periphery (phloem ray).

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