A Collective Term for All Plant Tissues Outside the Vascular

Question

A collective term for all plant tissues outside the vascular cambium is
A) leaf.
B) cork cambium.
C) mesophyll tissue.
D) wood.
E) bark.

Accepted Answer

The term "bark" refers to all plant tissues outside the vascular cambium, including cork cambium, cork cells, phloem, and any remaining tissues from the original epidermis or cortex. Leaf and mesophyll tissue are specific to the leaves, while wood specifically refers to the tissues produced by the vascular cambium.