BHU PMT BHU PMT (Mains) Solved Paper-2009

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    The crystals of calcium carbonate deposit in the cell is called

    A)  crystalloid          

    B)  aleurone

    C)  cystolith                             

    D)  globoid

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     Cystoliths are the crystals of calcium carbonate as a grape like bunch and usually occur in the epidermal cells of leaves of many flowering plants belonging to families Moraceae, Urticaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Acanthaceae, etc. Actually, the main body of cystolith is a cellulose extention of the cell wall in which calcium carbonate is deposited in the form of fine granules.


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