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A tissue present in guava pulp and tea leaves is

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Sclereid
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Chlorenchyma
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Collenchyma
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Aerenchyma
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Solution

The correct option is A Sclereid
  • Sclereids or stone cells are a type of reduced sclerenchyma cells.
  • These stone cells form hard structures such as seed coats and nut shells and provide support to the soft tissues.
  • Their cell wall is highly thickened and lignified which form small bundles of durable layers of tissues.
  • The presence of numerous stones cells that makes pear and guava have a gritty texture is brachysclereids (unbranched, short and isodiametric with pits).
  • The stone cells in tea leaves that make it tougher are astrosclereids (branched as star-shape).
So, the correct answer is 'Sclereid'

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