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The flexibility in plants is due to ______ tissue.


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Collenchyma:

  1. The supporting tissue composed of more or less elongated living cells with unevenly thickened, nonlignified primary walls is known as collenchyma.
  2. Collenchyma is a photosynthetic parenchymatic tissue as it contains chlorophyll.
  3. Collenchyma tissue is composed of living cells that have minute intercellular differences and are stretched out.
  4. The cell walls of these tissues are made up of pectin and cellulose.
  5. It is located in the marginal leaf and stem regions and provides plant flexibility through the structural structure and mechanical support.

Final answer: The flexibility in plants is due to Collenchyma tissue.


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