Which of the Following Statements About Growth Rings Is FALSE

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about growth rings is FALSE?

• A)They may be absent in trees growing in the tropics.
• B)They are caused by variations in the activity of the vascular cambium in each growing season.
• C)They may occur in secondary phloem as well as in secondary xylem.
• D)An annual ring represents one season's growth.
• E)A false annual ring represents growth in an unusually short growing season.

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