Select the correct answers for P and Q : P. Many organs of aquatic plants float in water Q. Large air gaps occur in the collenchymatous tissue.
A
Q is correct, P is wrong
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B
P is correct, Q is wrong
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C
Both P and Q are correct
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D
Both P and Q are wrong
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Solution
The correct option is A P is correct, Q is wrong The aquatic floating plants are those that float on the surface of the water. These plants are spongy as they have empty spaces throughout their body in between the parenchymatous tissues (aerenchyma). These large intercellular spaces in the stem and root filled with air which help them to float. For example- Lotus is a floating aquatic plant of the Nymphaeaceae family. Thus the correct answer is option B.