JIPMER 2013
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2013
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Anatomy of Flowering Plants
JIPMER 2013 · Botany · Anatomy of Flowering Plants
The structures present in the roots to absorb water and minerals is
The structures present in the roots to absorb water and minerals is
Options
- Aepidermal extensions
- Bhypodermis
- Cendodermis
- Depidermal appendages
Correct answer
D. epidermal appendages
Step-by-step solution
Epidermal extensions are always unicellular, while epidermal appendages may be uni or multicellular. Root hairs are epidermal extensions formed by outward elongated bulging of wall of epidermal cells.