Question

4. Which of the following is a protective tissue?
a. cork.
b. chlorenchyma
c. phloem
d. xylem

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Answer 1

Answer:

Cork is the outer protective layer of bark of a tree. The cork cells are dead and compactly packed with no intercellular space.

Answer 2

a. Cork

Explanation:

• A protective tissue is present in the outermost layer of the body such as leaves , stem, and roots.
• The protective tissues in plants are cork and epidermis.
• Cork is one of the many layers of bark, between the cork and primary phloem.
• While the cork cambium is responsible for secondary growth and comes under lateral meristem.
• Cells of cork are dead, compactly arranged and no intercellular space.
• Mature cork is filled with tannins and resins.