What tissue is represented by the skin, cork and bark protects the plants from drying out and sunburn?

Answer: integumentary tissue.
The covering tissue of the plant is located on the surface. Function – protection against: temperature extremes, mechanical stress, excessive evaporation of moisture, pathogenic microorganisms. These tissues are divided into 3 groups: the skin, which covers the surface of young shoots, as well as leaves; cork that covers the surface of the root, stem. Cork – a dead layer of cells with walls impregnated with suberin; the crust is the outer part of the cork, which is characteristic of some shrubs and trees.



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