One important difference between the anatomy of roots and the anatomy of leaves

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geoffrey

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on: Aug 12, 2013

One important difference between the anatomy of roots and the anatomy of leaves is that
A) only leaves have phloem and only roots have xylem.
B) root cells have cell walls and leaf cells do not.
C) a waxy cuticle covers leaves but is absent from roots.
D) vascular tissue is found in roots but is absent from leaves.
E) leaves have epidermal tissue but roots do not.

aero

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Reply #1 on: Sep 2, 2013

Most likely C, we did this yesterday.

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