Question

Match the following:
Column-I (Tissue) Column-II (Function)

Answer 1

A) Parenchyma tissue - (3) serves as food storage (parenchyma tissue in storage organs in certain plants like roots, stem, fruit etc)

B) Collenchyma tissue - (4) provides mechanical support to the stem (it is present in the hypodermal region of leaves and certain stem (Cucurbita). The presence of collenchyma gives flexibility to the plant part and prevents its from tearing.

C) Sclerenchyma tissue -(5) Provides firmness and hardness to different parts (it is a dead tissue with deposition of lignin leads to stiffness of the plant part)

D) Xylem - (2) conducts water and minerals from root to leaves (tracheids and vessels are hollow elements of xylem tissue that conduct water and minerals in plants)

E) Phloem - (1) transport prepared food from leaves to different parts of the plant (sieve tubes and companion cells transport photosynthates or sucrose to different parts of the plant)