FORESTRY
PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY
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Question
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Cuticle is not present in which part of plant?
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Leaves
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Root
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Stem
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Pneumatophores
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cuticle is absent on epidermis of roots.
Detailed explanation-2: -The epidermis contains multicellular hairs and stomata. In dicot root, the outermost layer is called epiblema. It is containing intracellular hairs and thin walled cells. Here stomata and cuticle are absent.
Detailed explanation-3: -The plant cuticle is an extracellular hydrophobic layer that covers the aerial epidermis of all land plants, providing protection against desiccation and external environmental stresses.
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