Structural Organisation In Animals Question 186

Question: Passage cells are present in [KCET 2000]

Options:

A) Epidermis

B) Endodermis

C) Xylem

D) Lenticels and hydathodes

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

In roots thick walled endodermal cells are interrupted by thin walled cells just outside the protoxylem patches.

These thin walled endodermal cells are called passage cells or transfusion cells.