Question

The _____ is commonly called bark. epidermis periderm cuticle vascular cambium

Answer 1

Answer: Periderm

Explanation: Periderm represents the outermost layering of roots and stems of woody plants. Bark refers to the all the tissues, present outside the vascular cambium.

It is made up of an outer layer and an inner layer. The inner layer in the older trees is the living tissue which comprises the innermost region of the periderm.

The outer bark consists of the dead tissues in the older plants along with the parts of the inner most periderm.

Answer 2

The correct answer should be the Periderm.

It is not as simple as this, of course and you would be wise to know that periderm is just a part of the overall concept that is bark, because bark is not a biological term.