Question

Assertion : Parenchyma cells help in storage of food.
Reason : Parenchyma cells are the main seats of photosynthesis.​

Answer 1

Answer:

(A) Assertion is true and reason is correct explanation of the Assertion.

Answer 2

Both assertion and explanation are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Explanation:  

• The support for the plants is provided by parenchyma since it stores food.
• In the form of starch , proteins, oils and fats, the parenchymatous tissue stores food.
• The examples are the root and stem tubers in the parenchymatous tissues.
• The starchy food is stored in the xylem and phloem parenchyma.
• Chloroplasts is present in the cells of parenchyma and it is the main seats of photosynthesis.
• The phloem parenchyma is a cylindrical cell and consists of dense cytoplasm.
• The xylem parenchyma is a thin-walled cells and it consists of cellulose.