Question

6. What is supporting tissue? Name the
supporting tissues of plant and human body​

Answer 1

Answer:

So, a supportive tissue is a type of connective tissue in which the matrix is hard and rigid due to the presence of inorganic salts. The matrix encloses few cells. Adding on, fibres may be present or absent. It is also known as skeletal tissue since it forms the internal supporting framework of the body.

In plants:

Vascular plants have up to three types of supporting tissue:

The collenchyma, a tissue of living cells,

the sclerenchyma, a tissue of nearly always dead cells, and.

the vascular tissue consisting of both living and dead cells. It is responsible for the transport and dispersal of water, nutriments and assimilates.

In humans:

Supportive connective tissue—bone and cartilage—provide structure and strength to the body and protect soft tissues. A few distinct cell types and densely packed fibers in a matrix characterize these tissues.