Rod-shaped elongated thick-walled lignified dead cells found in seed coat of pulse legumes are

macrosclereids

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astrosclereids

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brachysclereids

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osteosclereids

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Solution

The correct option is A
macrosclereids

Macrosclereids are responsible for the rigidity of the seed-coat.

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	Column I		Column II
(i)	Macrosclereids	(a)	Hair-like cells in Montera roots
(ii)	Osteosclereids	(b)	Bone-like cells
(iii)	Astroschlereids	(c)	Star-shaped cells
(iv)	Trichoschlereids	(d)	Stone-like cells in seed coat

A	Macrosclereids	1	Hair like cells in roots of Monstera
B	Osteosclereids	2	Bone like cells xerophytes
C	Astrosclereids	3	Star shaped cells in hygrophytes
D	Trichosclereids	4	Stone like cells in seed coat of Fabaceae