NEET UG 2017 · Botany · Question 178
NEET 2017 Botany, question 178
Question 178 of the NEET 2017 paper (code A) is a Botany question from Anatomy of Flowering Plants. Its idea, Heartwood versus Sapwood, was asked 3 times, in 2017, 2020 and 2022, across NEET 2017–2026. The CBSE official answer key gives option 3.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q178 · Botany
Identify the wrong statement in context of heartwood :
- 1Organic compounds are deposited in it
- 2It is highly durable
- 3It conducts water and minerals efficientlyOfficial answer
- 4It comprises dead elements with highly lignified walls
Official answer: option 3 · CBSE official answer key
Same idea
Heartwood versus Sapwood, in other papers
NEET asked this idea 3 times, in 2017, 2020 and 2022. The other 2 questions below.
- 2022 Q112In old trees the greater part of secondary xylem is dark brown and resistant to insect attack due to : (a) secretion of secondary…Other · Medium
- 2020 Q29Identify the incorrect statement.One-line MCQ · Easy
Heartwood versus Sapwood: every question and how it was framed
The chapter
Anatomy of Flowering Plants in ten years of NEET
25 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 9 of 10 papers, about 2.4 a paper. Plant Tissues and Anatomy alone had 25.