Question

Take a fresh and fleshy leaf of Rhoeo, lily or any other plant. Pull and press it, tearing it obliquely in such a way that its transparent epidermis will be visible at the cut margins. Take the transparent epidermis with the forceps and keep it in dilute safranin solution for 1 minute. Spread it on a slide, cover it with a cover-slip and observe it under a compound microscope.

Answer 1

• The cells of the epidermis are flat and polygonal and there are no intercellular spaces between them. 
• A single continuous layer is formed. 
• The epidermis is covered by a waxy cuticle.