Directions: Choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Parenchyma is responsible for wound healing regeneration and grafting in plants.
Reason (R): Parenchyma can become a meristem by differentiation and produce new cells.
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Solution
The correct option is (a):
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.
Parenchyma is a simple tissue present in plants, which helps in regeneration, wound healing and grafting.
This tissue can also undergo differentiation to produce meristematic tissue and helps in production of new cells.