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How does cork act a s a protective layer

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Answered by nhkmk786
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Cork is a several layered thick tissue present on the outer side of the secondary meristem. Its cells are dead and compactly arranged without intercellular spaces. ... This structural characteristic helps the cork tissue toprotect and prevent itself from infection and mechanical injury.
Answered by TheTotalDreamer
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The walls of cork cells are heavily thickened by the deposition of sobering. This structural characteristic helps the cork to protect and prevent itself from infection and mechanical injury. It also prevents desiccation, by preventing loss of water from the plant body.

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