Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 530

Question: Thick-walled and lignified with simple pits in walls and non-prosenchymatous cells without living protoplasm usually isodiametric or irregular in shape are [AMU 1990]

Options:

A) Parenchyma

B) Collenchyma

C) Fibres

D) Sclereids

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

They are lignified, extremely thick walled.

So that the lumen of the cells is almost obliterated and may be spherical, oval, cylindrical, T-shaped and even stellate.

They are generally found in hard parts of the plant.