NEETBotanyAnatomy of Flowering Plants
Casparian strips are found on?
Options
- ATangential wall of endodermal cells
- BRadial wall of endodermal cells
- CBoth A) and B)
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
C. Both A) and B)
Step-by-step solution
The outermost layer is epiblema. Many of the cells of epiblema protrude in the form of unicellular root hairs. The cortex consists of several layers of thin-walled parenchyma cells with intercellular spaces. The innermost layer of the cortex is called endodermis. It comprises a single layer of barrel-shaped cells without any intercellular spaces . The tangential as well as radial walls of the endodermal cells have a deposition of water-impermeable, waxy material suberin in the form of casparian strips. Next to endo