NEET 1999 · Class 11

Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Casparian strips are found in

  1. (A)epidermis
  2. (B)hypodermis
  3. (C)periderm
  4. (D)endodermis

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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**.

Chapter
Anatomy of Flowering Plants
Section
6.2 Anatomy of Dicotyledonous and Monocotyledonous Plants
Page
3
Words matched
25 of 25

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that Casparian strips are found in the endodermal cells, directly matching the correct answer D.

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