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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.
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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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.
- 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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