NEET Biology question

BiologyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsNEET

Sclerenchyma consists of long, narrow cells with thick and lignified cell walls having a few or numerous pits. They are usually dead and without protoplasts. On the basis of variation in form, structure, origin and development, sclerenchyma may be either fibres or sclereids.

Answer: (B)

Solution

The description given (long, narrow, thick lignified walls with pits, dead, without protoplasts) matches sclerenchyma generally, which on the basis of form,

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