NDA2026General AbilityGeneral ScienceActual
Which one of the following tissues in plants is usually without protoplast and regarded as dead cells?
Options
- ACollenchyma
- BParenchyma
- CSclerenchyma
- DXylem parenchyma
Correct answer
C. Sclerenchyma
Step-by-step solution
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. Parenchyma and collenchyma are living tissues. Xylem parenchyma is the only living component of xylem. Answer: Sclerenchyma