Question

Which type of the following is not true for meristematic tissue?

• A. It has living, thin-walled cells
• B. Cells have dense protoplasm
• C. They have no intercellular spaces
• D. They store reserve food material

Answer 1

The correct option is D

They store reserve food material

The correct option is D:

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Meristematic tissue is a group of cells that are much more active and capable of showing repeated divisions.
2. Due to their repeated divisions, they are more metabolically active and have compact cytoplasm or dense cytoplasm
3. The dense cytoplasm lack vacuoles that are responsible for storage.
4. Hence, they cannot reserve food materials.

Explanation of incorrect options:

Option A:

Cells of meristematic tissue are young living and contain a homogenous thin cellulosic wall.

Option B:

1. Cells of meristematic tissue have immense potential to divide.
2. So, they have dense cytoplasm.

Option C:

1. Cells of meristematic tissue divide continuously and are present in a compact space.
2. Therefore, they rarely have intercellular spaces.

Final Answer: Thus, they store reserved food material is not true for meristematic tissue.