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What is the name of the tissue that lies between the xylem and phloem of Dicot root ?

Options

  1. AEpiblema
  2. BConjunctive tissue
  3. CEndodermis
  4. DPericycle

Correct answer

B. Conjunctive tissue

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

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