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NEETZoologyStructural Organisation in Animals

Read the following statements regarding connective tissues and choose the incorrect statement.

Options

  1. AAreolar tissue is a loose connective tissue that often serves as a support framework for epithelium.
  2. BBlood is a specialized connective tissue in which the cells secrete fibres of structural proteins.
  3. CThe intercellular material of cartilage is solid, pliable and resists compression.
  4. DBones have a hard and non-pliable ground substance rich in calcium salts and collagen fibres.

Correct answer

B. Blood is a specialized connective tissue in which the cells secrete fibres of structural proteins.

Step-by-step solution

According to NCERT, in all connective tissues except blood, the cells secrete fibres of structural proteins called collagen or elastin. Blood is a fluid connective tissue containing plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets, but its cells do not secrete structural fibres. Thus, the statement about blood cells secreting structural protein fibres is incorrect. Areolar tissue is a loose connective tissue present beneath the skin and serves as a support framework for epithelium. The intercellular materia

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