Question

The waxy substance associated with the walls of cork or the walls of cork cells are mostly impregnated with

• A. Cutin
• B. Suberin
• C. Lignin
• D. Hemicellulose

Answer 1

The correct option is B Suberin

A.Cutin – a waxy substance deposited on the outer walls of the epidermal cells in stems and leaves.

B.Suberin – a waxy substance deposited in the cell walls of the cork cells.

C.Lignin – a waxy substance deposited the cell walls of the sclerenchyma cells and tracheary elements.

D.Hemicellulose – a polysaccharide deposited in the cell walls of parenchyma cells.

So,the correct option is ‘suberin’.