Question

what is aerenchyma? explain.​

Answer 1

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Aerenchyma is the term given to plant tissues containing enlarged gas spaces exceeding those commonly found as intracellular spaces. It is formed in the roots and shoots of wetland species and in some dryland species in adverse conditions, either constitutively or because of abiotic stress.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Aerenchyma is a spongy tissue that forms spaces or air channels in the leaves, stems and roots of some plants, which allows exchange of gases between the shoot and the root.

• Aerenchyma is the term given to plant tissues containing enlarged gas spaces exceeding those commonly found as intracellular spaces. It is formed in the roots and shoots of wetland species and in some dryland species in adverse conditions, either constitutively or because of abiotic stress.

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•Chlorenchyma are parenchyma cells present in the mesophyll cells of the leaves which possess Chloroplast and hence the name. Aerenchyma are the parenchyma cells present in floating water plants which have air vacuoles that give them buoyancy and help them float.