Question

Cork is also a protective tissue lorated
at the periphery of the rood at
and stems (its true or false)
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Answer 1

Answer:

The cork cells are dead and compactly packed with no intercellular space. Their cell walls are coated with a waxy substance, suberin, which do not allow water and gases to pass through. Therefore, it protects the plant against mechanical injury and also prevents the loss of water by evaporation.