Gujarati
6.Anatomy of Flowering Plants
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Collenchyma differs from sclerenchyma

A

Retaining protoplasm at maturity

B

Having thick walls

C

Having wide lumen

D

Being meristematic

Solution

(a) The cells of collenchyma contain protoplasm and are living without intercellular spaces. When sclerenchyma consist of thick-walled dead cells.

In the beginning the cells are living and have protoplasm but due to deposition of impermeable secondary walls $(lignin)$ they become dead, thick and hard.

Standard 11
Biology

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