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BiologyTransport in PlantsNEET

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Choose the correct statement(s) regarding casparian strips.

I. They surround the pericycle. II. They are made up of ligno-suberin. III. They limit the pathway available to water and solutes, forcing them to enter the symplast.

Answer: (B)

Solution

Casparian strips lie in the radial and transverse walls of the ring of endodermal cells that immediately surrounds the pericycle (I); they are composed of suberin together with lignin (II); and being

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