Casparian strips are _______ layers in walls of _______ cells in roots.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Casparian strips are made of a waxy substance called suberin and are found in the walls of endodermal cells in roots. They function to prevent water and solutes from bypassing the endodermis and entering the vascular tissue through cell walls. The other choices are incorrect because lignin is not a component of Casparian strips and the strips are not found in the pericycle, cortex, or epidermal cells.

Casparian Strips Are _______ Layers in Walls of _______ Cells

Casparian Strips Are _ Layers in Walls of _ Cells