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6.Anatomy of Flowering Plants
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Epidermal cells are often modified to perform specialised functions in plants. Name some of them and function they perform.
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Option D
Solution

$\Rightarrow$ Transformation of epidermal cells : Following transformations are seen in epidermal tissues.
$(1)$ Root hair :
$\Rightarrow$ Structure : In root hair region, epidermal cells of root are expanded as unicellular root hair.
$\Rightarrow$ Function : It expands the region of surface for absorption of water and mineral elements.
$(2)$ Epidermal organs :
$\Rightarrow$ Structure: They are called trichomes and they are transformations of epidermal cells. It is unicellular or multicellular.
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