Collenchyma is a

Photosynthetic tissue

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Water conducting tissue

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Living, supporting tissue

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Dead, mechanical tissue

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The correct option is C Living, supporting tissue
Collenchyma is a living tissue composed of more or less elongated cells with thick primary non-lignified walls. Being living the cells can store food and take part in photosynthesis.

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Q. Select the incorrect difference between the collenchyma & parenchyma tissue.

Collenchyma	Parenchyma
$(1)$ Mechanical tissue	Living tissue
$(2)$ Absent in monocots	Present in monocots
$(3)$ Intercellular spaces absent	Intercellular spaces may be present
$(4)$ Has thickenings of cellulose and lignin	Has thickening of cellulose and hemicellulose

Cells of this tissue are living and show angular wall thickening. They also provide mechanical support. The tissue is

(a) xylem

(b) sclerenchyma

(d) epidermis

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
Statement 1: Collenchyma is a living tissue found beneath the epidermis.
Statement 2: They provide mechanical support for growing organs.

Q. Name the tissue-
a) which gives flexibility to plants
b) which conducts food
c) which makes aquatic plants float
d) dead and give mechanical support
e) which conducts water

Q. The simplest mechanical tissue giving mechanical support to living cells in process of elongation is

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Collenchyma is a

The correct option is C Living, supporting tissueCollenchyma is a living tissue composed of more or less elongated cells with thick primary non-lignified walls. Being living the cells can store food and take part in photosynthesis.

The correct option is C Living, supporting tissue
Collenchyma is a living tissue composed of more or less elongated cells with thick primary non-lignified walls. Being living the cells can store food and take part in photosynthesis.