Question

Predominant material present in cork cell walls is?

• A. Lignin
• B. Chitin
• C. Suberin
• D. Pectin
• E. Cutin

Answer 1

The correct option is C Suberin

A.Lignin – predominant material in the cell walls of Tracheids and sclernchyma cells

B.Chitin – predominant material in the cell walls of fungi, exoskeleton of arthropods.

C.Suberin – predominant material in the cell walls of cork cells.

D.Pectin – predominant material in the intine of pollen grain and cell wall of collocytes.

E.Cutin – predominant material in the cuticle, a layer present on the outer walls of epidermis in aerial parts of the plant body.

So, the correct option is ‘suberin’.