Question

How does the cork act as a protective tissue?​

Answer 1

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➡The cork cells are dead cells and do not have any intercellular spaces.

➡The cell wall of the cork cells are coated with suberin (a waxy substance).

➡Suberin makes these cells impermeable to water and gases.

➡Cork is protective in function,it protects underlying tissues from desiccation, infection and mechanical injury

Answer 2

Answer:

Presence of suberin in dead cells of cork and absence of intercellular spaces makes the cells impermeable to water and gases thereby protecting the underlying tissues from desiccation, mechanical injury and pathogenic infection.