The irregularly thickened corners of collenchymas consist of

Cellulose

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Pectic substance

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Water

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C All of the above
Collenchyma are thin-walled but possess thickening of cellulose, water and pectin substances at the corners where number of cells join together. Hence, the cells are living elongated and irregularly thickened at the corners. Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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Q. The cells of 'X' are living, elongated and irregularly thickened at the corners. What does 'X' represents here?

Which of the following permanent tissue have irregularly thickening at the corners of their cells.

Q. Select the incorrect pair from the following.

A. Parenchymatous tissue have intercellular spaces.
B. Apical and intercalary meristems are permanent.
C. Aerenchymatous is specialized for photosynthesis.
D. Collenchymatous tissues are irregularly thickened at the corners.

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(a) Parenchymatous tissues have intercellular spaces
(b) Collenchymatous tissues are irregularly thickened at corners
(c) Apical and intercalary meristems are permanent tissues
(d) Meristematic tissues, in its early stage, lack vacuoles

Cells of collenchyma are thickened with pectin, while cells of schlerenchyma are thickened with lignin.

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