Directions: Choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Young stems and petioles of dicots bend but do not break.
Reason (R): Parenchymatous tissue containing chlorophyll and undergoing photosynthesis is chlorenchyma.

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Solution

The correct option is (b) : Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation for A.

Young stems and petioles in dicots bend but do not break due to the presence of collenchyma tissue.

Collenchyma gives flexibility and tensile strength to the plant. Parenchyma tissue containing chlorophyll and helps in photosynthesis is chlorenchyma.

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