Casparian strips are found in the
APericycle innermost stelar layer
BEpidermis of leaf upper surface
CMesophyll of dicot palisade tissue
DEndodermis of the root cortex
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Endodermis of the root cortex
Casparian strips are bands of waxy suberin in the radial and tangential walls of endodermal cells. They are water-impermeable and force solutes to enter the stele symplastically.
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