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There are no intercellular spaces in epithelial tissue.

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True

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Epithelial tissue mainly covers the outer surface of the body, and it protects the rest of the underlying tissues. The main characteristic of epithelial tissue is that it has very less or no intercellular spaces. The cells are densely packed in the epithelial tissue. So, the given statement is true.

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(c) Epithelial cells have a lot of intercellular spaces.
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Q. Question 32
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