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When the phloem is dead it causes bark to form on a tree. A secondary growth in the cortex result in the bark formation a a tree

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What causes bark to form on a tree?

Bark forms on a tree as a protective outer layer. It helps shield the tree from physical damage, pests, and disease. As the inner layers of the tree grow, the outer bark is pushed out and eventually replaced.


Which term best describs tree bark?

secondary phloem


What are parts of a willow tree?

Roots, bark, phloem, cambium, xylem, and leaves.


Do dead phloem make up bark?

Yes, dead phloem cells contribute to the outer protective layer of a tree known as bark. The outermost layer of bark is primarily composed of dead cells, including dead phloem tissue, that provide protection from environmental factors and pathogens.


Which of these terms best describes tree bark?

A tree bark can be best described as tissues on a woody stem or root outside the vascular cambium.


Why is bark important to a tree?

Bark is a tree's natural armor and protects from external threats. Bark also has several physical functions, one is ridding the tree of wastes by absorbing and locking them into its dead cells and resins. Also, the bark's phloem transports large quantities of nutrients throughout the tree.


Why does removing the bark from a tree damage it?

* The bark is a tree's "skin". Removal of the bark (in most cases) increases the evaporation of necessary fluids, and allows for easier attack by predators / parasites. * also its removal will damage the phloem tissue starving the roots.


Why is the magnolia tree bark peeling?

The magnolia tree bark peels naturally as the tree grows, allowing for new bark to form and protect the tree.


What does the secondary phloem eventually become in trees?

The secondary phloem in trees eventually becomes crushed and functionally inactive due to the continuous production of new secondary phloem. Over time, it may also become part of the outer bark as the tree continues to grow in girth.


What is the heart wood of a tree?

hey sorry if i am wrong but i think the heartwood of a tree of the very middle section followed by the xylem -> cambium -> phloem -> them the bark


What does a bark beetle eat?

Bark beetles bore through the bark to eat the tasty nutrients in the inner bark known as the phloem and cambium layers. If they eat all the way around the tree, they will girdle the tree and the tree will die. Girdling cuts the trees food tubes and it will be unable to send nutrients up and down the trunk.


What does bark do on a tree?

bark