Which of the following is not a feature of sclerenchyma?

Options

A. Sclerenchyma is meant specially for mechanical support.
B. These are considerably thick-walled and lignified with simple or bordered pits in their walls.
C. Characterized by the absence of living protoplast.
D. Fibers are mostly isodiametric, polyhedral, short and cylindrical.

Explanation

The permanent tissues comprise cells which have lost their capacity of division. The permanent tissues may be classified into two main groups (i) simple tissues, and (ii) complex tissues.