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What is the difference between the cuticle and the epidermis in a plant?
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∙ 9y ago
No, the upper epidermis is covered by a cuticle.
Vincent Hilpert
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∙ 14y agoyes it is it is coverd with the cuticle which is todally awesome
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Waxy coating that covers the epidermis of a plant?
Cuticle
Where is the cuticle of the leaf located?
A waxy covering of the plant that helps the plant retard moister loss.
What is the waxy covering the upper and lower epidermis called?
The waxy coating the epidermis in a plant secretes is called a cuticle.
What is the difference between epiblema and epidermis?
The epidermis is the outermost layer of cells that covers the whole plant. In the region of the root this layer is called the epiblema.
What is the layer that covers the leaves of most plants?
This layer is called the epidermis. It is made of a waxy cuticle that prevents water loss and toxins from entering the plant.
Waxy coating that covers the epidermis of a plant?
Cuticle
Where is the cuticle of the leaf located?
A waxy covering of the plant that helps the plant retard moister loss.
The outermost layer of plant cells or tissues providing a covering for the plant body?
As in you this is called the epidermis. On top of that is a waxy cuticle that further protects the plant and also retains moister.
Where can a cuticle be found on a plant?
On the epidermis of leaf, stem and fruit wall etc.
The outermost layer of cells on a plant?
As in you this is called the epidermis. On top of that is a waxy cuticle that further protects the plant and also retains moister.
What is the waxy covering the upper and lower epidermis called?
The waxy coating the epidermis in a plant secretes is called a cuticle.
What is the difference between epiblema and epidermis?
The epidermis is the outermost layer of cells that covers the whole plant. In the region of the root this layer is called the epiblema.
Do all leaves have cuticle?
A plant cuticle is a protective film covering the epidermis of leaves. It consists of lipid and hydrocarbon polymers containing wax.
Why the root epidermis is not coated with a waxy cuticle?
plant roots posses root hairs which anchor the plant in soil and their major function is to absorb water and nutrients from soil. if there will be waxy cuticle on there epidermis it will be hard for roots to absorb nutrients and water from soil hence plant without water and nutrients will die.
What does the waxy cuticle help the plants?
The Waxy cuticle in a plant is situated above the upper epidermis. The waxy cuticle provides protection to the epidermis. But the main task of the waxy cuticle is to increase and decrease transpiration of water in a plant accordingly. The cuticle helps in cuticular transpiration of plants and sometimes you can find a shiny cuticle in a plant in order to reflect back the sunlight and prevent transpiration. Having a shiny cuticle is one of the adaptations of a plant to reduce transpiration. These are the 2 main functions of a cuticle.
What outermost layer of plant cell of or tissues providing a covering for the plant body?
As in you this is called the epidermis. On top of that is a waxy cuticle that further protects the plant and also retains moister.
What is the outermost layer of plAnt cells or tissues providing a covering for the body plant?
As in you this is called the epidermis. On top of that is a waxy cuticle that further protects the plant and also retains moister.
