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Identify the wrong statement in context of heartwood:

1. It is highly durable
2. It conducts water and minerals efficiently
3. It comprises dead elements with highly lignified walls
4. Organic compounds are deposited in it

Correct answer: It conducts water and minerals efficiently

Solution

Heartwood is the older, non-conducting central wood of a stem. Its cells are dead, heavily lignified, often filled with deposited substances, and it is usually durable; it does not efficiently conduct water and minerals.

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