NEET 2018 · Class 11

Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Casparian strips occur in [2018]

  1. (A)Epidermis
  2. (B)Pericycle
  3. (C)Endodermis
  4. (D)Cortex

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Verbatim line

The innermost layer of the cortex is called **endodermis**.

Chapter
Anatomy of Flowering Plants
Section
6.2 Anatomy of Dicotyledonous and Monocotyledonous Plants
Page
3
Words matched
34 of 34

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0, emb=0.9902, combined=0.9941). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'The tangential as well as radial walls of the endodermal cells have a deposition of water-impermeable, waxy material suberin in the form of casparian strips', which directly links Casparian strips to the endodermis.

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