(N/A) The difference between softwood and hardwood is as follows:SoftwoodHardwood$(1)$ In gymnosperms, softwood mainly possesses tracheids.$(1)$ In an

Name: Exam Paper Generator | JEE NEET Paper Generator | Vedclass
Brand: Vedclass
Rating: 5 (35 reviews)

(N/A) The difference between softwood and hardwood is as follows:SoftwoodHardwood$(1)$ In gymnosperms, softwood mainly possesses tracheids.$(1)$ In angiosperms, hardwood mainly consists of vessels.$(2)$ It lacks vessels.$(2)$ It lacks tracheids.Softwood is typically produced by gymnosperms (conifers), which lack vessels in their xylem. Hardwood is typically produced by angiosperms (flowering plants), which possess vessels in their xylem.

Class 11 Biology Anatomy of Flowering Plants Permanent Tissue

Medium

What do hardwood and softwood stand for?

Vedclass pdf generator app on play store

Solution

(N/A) The difference between softwood and hardwood is as follows:

Softwood	Hardwood
$(1)$ In gymnosperms, softwood mainly possesses tracheids.	$(1)$ In angiosperms, hardwood mainly consists of vessels.
$(2)$ It lacks vessels.	$(2)$ It lacks tracheids.

Softwood is typically produced by gymnosperms (conifers), which lack vessels in their xylem. Hardwood is typically produced by angiosperms (flowering plants), which possess vessels in their xylem.

Explore More

Browse All

Question Bank

All Subjects

Class 11 Questions

Class 11

Biology Questions

Chapter

Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Subtopic

Permanent Tissue