Question

How does cork act as protective tissue in plants​

Answer 1

ᴄᴇʟʟs ᴏғ ᴄᴏʀᴋ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴀʀʀᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴄᴇʟʟᴜʟᴀʀ sᴘᴀᴄᴇs. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ sᴜʙᴇʀɪɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀʟʟs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪᴍᴘᴇʀᴠɪᴏᴜs ᴛᴏ ɢᴀsᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴜs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄᴀʟ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Cells of cork are dead and compactly arranged without intercellular spaces. They also have a chemical called suberin in their walls that makes them impervious to gases and water thus they provide strong mechanical strength to plants.

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