The Casparian Strip Is

question 5

Multiple Choice

The Casparian strip is

• A) a layer of endodermal cells.
• B) a layer of epidermal cells.
• C) the apoplast.
• D) the symplast.
• E) the waxy region of the endodermal cell walls.

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Definitions:

Heart

A muscular organ in most animals, which pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system.

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Structure formed by the organization of two or more different tissue types that carries out specific functions.

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A long, coiled section of the digestive tract where most of the digestion and absorption of nutrients occurs.

Stomach

A muscular organ in the gastrointestinal tract that breaks down food through mechanical movements and the secretion of acids and enzymes.