Question

Which of the following tissues is with dead, thick-walled cells without intercellular spaces?
a) parenchyma
b) collenchyma
c) sclerenchyma
d) phloem

Answer 1

correct answer is sclerenchyma

Answer 2

The correct answer to this question is option (c) Sclerenchyma.

In plants the sclerenchyma consists of a number of the hard woody cells.

The matured sclerenchyma cells are actually dead and therefore have a thick secondary wall which ocntain lignin.

The cells are actually non stretchable and rigid in nature and can be found int he non growing parts of the plants.