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What is the main function fo collenchyma and aerenchyma ?

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(i) Collenchyma provides both mechanical strength and flexibility to soft aerial parts so that these can bend without breaking .
(ii) Aerenchyma is a modified parenchyma having large air cavities for storing gases and provide buoyancy to aquatic plants.
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  • Function of collenchyma is -

    A
    Photosynthesis
    B
    Mechanical support
    C
    Both
    D
    Secretion
  • Collenchyma is a

    A
    photosynthetic tissue
    B
    water coducting tissue
    C
    living mechanical tissue
    D
    dead mechanical tissue
  • Collenchyma is

    A
    Living and contains protoplasm,
    B
    Dead and hollow,
    C
    Dead and filled with reserve food,
    D
    Living and contains no reserve food.
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