Question

Select the incorrect difference between the collenchyma & parenchyma tissue.

Collenchyma	Parenchyma
$\left(1\right)$ Mechanical tissue	Living tissue
$\left(2\right)$ Absent in monocots	Present in monocots
$\left(3\right)$ Intercellular spaces absent	Intercellular spaces may be present
$\left(4\right)$ Has thickenings of cellulose and lignin	Has thickening of cellulose and hemicellulose

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D

Answer 1

The correct option is A A

Collenchyma tissue is composed of elongated cells with irregularly thickened walls. They provide structural support, particularly in growing shoots and leaves. Collenchyma tissue makes up things such as the resilient strands in stalks of celery. Parenchyma is a cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves, pulp of fruits, bark and pith of stems, etc. The collenchyma is a living tissue just like parenchyma. Collenchyma is a living cell with vacuolated protoplast. Parenchyma is a living cell with active protoplast.

So the correct option is 'A'.