Question

Which of the following is not a characteristic of epithelial tissue?

• A. Epithelial tissue cells have only a small amount of cementing material between them.
• B. Epithelial tissue cells have almost no intercellular spaces.
• C. Basement membrane is absent in epithelial tissue cells.
• D. Epithelial tissue cells are tightly packed and form a continuous sheet.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Basement membrane is absent in epithelial tissue cells.

Epithelial tissue cells lie on a basement membrane.