Structural Organisation In Animals Question 233
Question: Cystoliths sometimes deposited in plant cells are crystals of (aggregation of) [CPMT 1978, 84, 85; MP PMT 1984, 87; AIIMS 1999]
Options:
A) Calcium oxalate
B) Calcium carbonate
C) Magnesium carbonate
D) Glucosides
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Cystolith: In the epidermal cells of Ficus bengalensis leaves, the crystals of $ CaCO_3 $ accumulate in a grape manner, called as cystolith.