The cork is impervious to water due to

Question

The cork is impervious to water due to (A) lignin deposition in the cell wall (B) compactness of cell (C) suberin deposition in the cell wall (D) All of the above

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The thin walls of cork cells are saturated with a fatty waxy substance called suberin which makes the cell wall of the cork thick and almost impervious to water.

Q. The cork is impervious to water due to

lignin deposition in the cell wall

compactness of cell

suberin deposition in the cell wall

All of the above

The thin walls of cork cells are saturated with a fatty waxy substance called suberin which makes the cell wall of the cork thick and almost impervious to water.