Q. Cuticle is secreted from

A) Epidermis
B) Endodermis
C) Both (a) and (b)
D) Hypodermis
Explanation

The outer tangential wall of epidermal cells are covered by a fatty substance cutin , which forms the cuticle. The cuticle is very well developed in xerophytes but absent in hydrophytes. It is secreted by epidermal cells.

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