Question

Differentiate between parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma. ​

Answer 1

ParenchymaCollenchymaSclerenchymaIt consists of thin-walled living cells.It consists of thin-walled living cells.It consists of dead cells.They are involved in food storage.They are the chief mechanical tissue in young plants, particularly dicot stems.It is mainly a mechanical tissue.Comprises a thin cell wall and made up of cellulose.It comprises an uneven cell wall and is made up of pectin and hemicellulose.It comprises a hard and thick cell wall and is made up of lignin.

Explanation:

ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʀᴋ ᴍᴇ ᴀꜱ ʙʀᴀɪɴʟɪᴇꜱᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀꜱ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ

Answer 2

Explanation:

parenchyma: the functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue.

collenchyma: tissue strengthened by the thickening of cell walls, as in young shoots.

sclerenchyma: strengthening tissue in a plant, formed from cells with thickened, typically lignified, walls.