NEET UG 2020 · Botany · Question 29
NEET 2020 Botany, question 29
Question 29 of the NEET 2020 paper (code E1) 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 NTA final answer key gives option 3.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q29 · Botany
Identify the incorrect statement.
- 1Heart wood does not conduct water but gives mechanical support.
- 2Sapwood is involved in conduction of water and minerals from root to leaf.
- 3Sapwood is the innermost secondary xylem and is lighter in colour.Official answer
- 4Due to deposition of tannins, resins, oils etc., heart wood is dark in colour.
Official answer: option 3 · NTA final 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
- 2017 Q178Identify the wrong statement in context of heartwood :One-line MCQ · Medium
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.