Multiple choice

Periblem gives rise to:

  1. pericycle

  2. cortex

  3. medullary sheath

  4. epidermis

  5. none of these

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Periblem gives rise to cortex. The cortex is the outermost layer of the stem or root of a plant, bounded on the outside by the epidermis and on the inside by the endodermis.