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External protective tissues of plants are_____________
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Cortex and epidermis
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Pericycle and cortex
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Epidermis and cork
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Pericycle and cork
The epidermis cells is a single layer of cells that covers the leaves, flowers, roots and stems of plants. It forms a boundary between the plant and the external environment. Cork cambium is a tissue found in many vascular plants as part of the periderm. The cork cambium is a lateral meristem and is responsible for secondary growth that replaces the epidermis in roots and stems. The pericycle is a cylinder of parenchyma or sclerenchyma cells that lies just inside the endodermis and is the outer most part of the stele of plants. Cortex, in plants, the tissue of unspecialized cells lying between the epidermis (surface cells) and the vascular, or conducting, tissues of stems and roots.
Cork cells are generally impervious to water and gases because of the presence of_______________
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Cellulose
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Suberin
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Pectin
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Lignin
- Cork cells are formed as a part of the bark. The waterproof waxy layer present on the cork cell is the suberin., Quercus suber. Its main function is as a barrier to the movement of water and solutes. Suberin is highly hydrophobic and a somewhat 'rubbery' material. In roots, suberin is deposited in the radial and transverse cell walls of the endodermal cells.
- This structure, known as the Casparian strip or Casparian band, functions to prevent water and nutrients taken up by the root from entering the stele through the apoplast. Pectin, lignin, and cellulose are not hydrophobic materials.
Find the incorrect statements from the following.
A. Roots hairs are multicellulars elongation of the epidermal cells.
B. Trichomes are unicellular epidermal hairs of the stem.
C. Guard cells are specialized cells regulating opening and closing of stomata.
D. Cuticle, collenchyma and stomata are absent in roots.
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A, C and D are incorrect
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B, C and D are incorrect
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A and B are incorrect
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B and D are incorrect
A root hair is the minute structures generally, present on the stem and the roots. It is a tubular outgrowth of a trichoblast, a hair-forming cell on the epidermis of a plant root.
Which of the following is not a feature or function of epidermis?
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Thick walled cells
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Protection from mechanical injury
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Gaseous exchange through stomatal pores
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Trichomes and glandular hairs
- The epidermis is the outermost covering and acts as a protective layer. it is formed initially by protoderm.
- These are thin-walled as they are generally made up of parenchymatous cells.
- The epidermis serves several functions, it protects against water loss, regulates gas exchange, secretes metabolic compounds, and (especially in roots) absorbs water and mineral nutrients.
- The epidermal tissue includes several differentiated cell types of epidermal cells, guard cells, subsidiary cells, and epidermal hairs (trichomes). They have thin-walled cells.
The cell of epidermal tissues does not have intercellular space because
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They are square shaped.
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They have a protective fluid.
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They have a dense cytoplasm.
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Their side walls stick together due to the wax secretion.
The epidermis is the outermost cellular layer which covers the whole plant structure, i.e., it covers roots, stem, leaves, flowers and fruit. It is composed of a single layer of living cells, although there are exceptions. Epidermis is usually closely packed, without intercellular spaces or chloroplasts. The outer walls, which are exposed to the atmosphere and usually thickened and may be covered by a waxy, waterproof cuticle which are made up of cutin. So, their side walls stick together due to the wax secretion.
Epidermis protects the plant against loss of
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Food
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Minerals
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Strength
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Water
The epidermis is the outermost cellular layer which covers the whole plant structure, i.e., it covers roots, stem, leaves, flowers and fruit. It is composed of a single layer of living cells, although there are exceptions.
3) The transparent epidermal cells allow sunlight (for photosynthesis) to pass through to the chloroplasts in the mesophyll tissue.
4) The stomata of leaves and stems allow gaseous exchange to take place which is necessary for photosynthesis and respiration.
5) Water vapour may be given off through the stomata during transpiration.
6) The root hairs absorb water and dissolved ions from the soil.
Endodermis is a part of
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Cortex
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Pericycle
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Medulla
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Epidermis
A conspicuous part of the primary structure of many roots is the endodermis, the innermost layer of the cortex, the walls of which often become conspicuously thickened, plus strips of suberized tissue on the radial walls called as 'Casparian strips.'
Which of the following cells cover the entire plant body?
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Parenchyma
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Collenchyma
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Epidermal
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Xylem
The epidermis is a single layer of cells that covers the leaves, flowers, roots and stems of plants. It forms a boundary between the plant and the external environment. Its main function is protection. It has small opening known as stomata.
Small pores on the epidermis of leaf are
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Stomata
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Nodes
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Tubes
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None of the above
Which of the following contiguous cells lack middle lamella?
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All epidermal cells
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Guard and subsidiary cells
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Subsidiary cells
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Guard cells