What best describes the shape of the entire vascular cambium system in trees? Visualizing a pine tree helps with this question.
A) hollow cylinder with a smaller diameter at the top of the tree
B) hollow cylinder with a smaller diameter at the base of the tree
C) solid column of cells with a smaller diameter at the top of the tree
D) solid column of cells with a smaller diameter at the base of the tree

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The vascular cambium in trees forms a continuous hollow cylinder that runs the length of the trunk and branches. This cylinder has a smaller diameter at the top of the tree due to the tapering nature of tree growth, where the trunk and branches become narrower as they extend upwards.

What Best Describes the Shape of the Entire Vascular Cambium