Collagen fibres of connective tissues are:

White

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Yellow

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Colourless

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Red

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Solution

The correct option is A White
Collagen fibres are formed of a white protein.
The white fibrous tissue is the connective tissue in which there is a greater proportion of white inelastic fibres than elastic fibres.
The dominance of the white, inelastic collagen fibres contributes to the considerable mechanical strength of the white fibrous tissue.

So, the correct answer is option A.

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Which of the following statements is/are, not correct regarding connective tissue.

i). Connective tissues are most abundant and widely distributed in body of the complex animals.

ii). They connect and support other tissues.

iii). They include Bone, cartilage, Tendons, Ligaments, Adipose and other loose matrix tissues.

iv). They form internal and external lining of many organs.

v). In all the connective tissues except blood and lymph, the cells secrete fibres of proteins containing collagen or elastin.

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