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The epidermis of some desert plants is covered with a thick, waxy coating of a chemical called____i____ ___ii____ the chemical present in the walls of cork cells. It makes them impervious to water.
The information in which alternative completes the given statements?
The epidermis of some desert plants is covered with a thick, waxy coating of a chemical called____i____ ___ii____ the chemical present in the walls of cork cells. It makes them impervious to water.
The information in which alternative completes the given statements?
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A thick, waxy coating of cutin is present on the epidermis of desert plants. It helps in reducing the loss of water in desert plants. Suberin, which is also a chemical, is present in the walls of dead cork cells. It makes these cells impervious to gases and water.
A thick, waxy coating of cutin is present on the epidermis of desert plants. It helps in reducing the loss of water in desert plants. Suberin, which is also a chemical, is present in the walls of dead cork cells. It makes these cells impervious to gases and water.
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