The correct option is B Young rootsThe thick waxy layer covers #160; the surface of aerial organs is called Cuticle. It is made up of waxy substance called c ...

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Cuticle is absent in

Mesophytes

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Young roots

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Solution

The correct option is B Young roots
The thick waxy layer covers the surface of aerial organs is called Cuticle. It is made up of waxy substance called cutin. It is thin in mesophytes and highly thick in xerophytes. It is absent in hydrophytes and underground organs.
So, the correct option is 'Young roots'.

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