Question

Sclerenchymatic tissues are dead and have lignified thickened walls.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

There are four types of tissues present in the plants, namely vascular tissue, epidermal tissue, ground tissue and meristematic tissue. Ground tissue consists of parenchyma tissue, collenchyma tissue and sclerenchyma tissue. Parenchyma cells have thin primary walls and remain alive after they become mature. Collenchyma cells have thin primary walls with secondary thickening in some areas. They provide mechanical and structural support.

Sclerenchyma cells have lignified thickened secondary walls and are dead after maturation. They provide the main structural support to a plant.

Thus, the correct answer is 'True.'