Innermost layer of cortex is
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Endodermis
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Epidermis
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Exodermis
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Hypodermis
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A
Correct answer
Explanation
Epidermis is the outermost covering of the primary plant body and is mostly represented by a single layer of compactly arranged, barrel-shaped parenchyma cells that delimit cotex on outer side.
The inner most layer of cortex forms endodermis, which has compactly arranged barrel shaped cells.
The outer suberized sub-epidermal layer of cortex is exodermis, it has unthickened passage cells and is mostly present in roots.
Hypodermis refers to 5-7 layers of cortical cells present just beneath the epidermis. It is present in leaves not in roots.
So, the correct answer is option A.