Answer:
The characteristics of cork
are as follows:
(a) Cells of cork are dead at maturity.
(b) These cells are compactly
arranged.
(c) Cells do not posses
intercellular spaces.
(d) Cells possess a chemical
substance 'suberin' in their walls.
(e) There are several thick
layers.
As plants grow older, a strip of secondary
meristem replaces the epidermis of the stem. Cells on the outside are cut off
from this layer. This forms the several-layer thick cork or the bark of the
tree.
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