CMC Medical CMC-Medical VELLORE Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    Casparian strip is made up of

    A)  lignin                                   

    B)  pectin

    C)  suberin                               

    D)  cellulose

    E)  starch

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    Casparian strip, the band, first recognized by Caspary in 1985 in endbdermis, the inner limiting layer of cortex. Outer wall of endodermal cells are thin while the radial and inner walls are often thickened, being suberized, cutinized in roots. The thickened walls are provided with numerous simple pits. The thickening often taken the form of a band or strip surrounding each cell. Such band is called the Casparian strip.


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