List two characteristics of cork? Mention it's roles. How is it formed?
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Characteristics Of Cork
- light weight, rot resistant, compressible and recoverable, expandable, fire resistant in its natural state, impermeable, soft, and buoyant.
Uses Of Cork
Cork is often used, in various forms, in spacecraft heat shields and fairings. Cork can be used in the paper pick-up mechanisms in inkjet and laser printers. Cork is used to make later-model pith helmets. Cork has been used as a core material in sandwich composite construction.
Role Of Cork
It is one of the many layers of bark, between the cork and primary phloem. The cork cambium is a lateral meristem and is responsible for secondary growth that replaces the epidermis in roots and stems. ... The function of cork cambium is to produce the cork, a tough protective material.
Formation Of Cork
Mature cork cells are plant cells that form the protective water-resistant tissue in the outer covering of stems or trunks. ... The layer of dead cells formed by the cork cambium provides internal plant tissue, including the vascular system, with extra insulation and protection.