Question

Choose the incorrect feature of epidermis.

• A. Living
• B. Parenchymatous
• C. Always single layered
• D. May have cutin deposition

Answer 1

The correct option is C Always single layered

The epidermis usually consists of a single layer of cells and is the outermost layer present on leaves, stems and roots of plants. The epidermis consists of living parenchyma cells. In most plant stems and leaves, cutin, a fatty substance, is often deposited on the outer surface of the epidermal cell wall to form a cuticle over which wax may also be deposited. Generally, epidermis is single-layered, but in xerophytes it is multilayered.

So, the correct option is C.