Multiple choice

Which among the following is regarded as the most prominent feature distinguishing between the hardwood of angiosperms and the softwood of conifers?

  1. Vessel element

  2. Vascular cambium

  3. Tracheids

  4. Xylem Parenchyma

  5. Xylem Fibres

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Explanation

The vessel element is one of the two cell types of tracheary elements, the other is the tracheid. It is virtually found in flowering plants but absent from most gymnosperms such as conifers. Vessel elements are the main feature categorizing the hardwood of angiosperms from the softwood of conifers.