question_answer 54)

  Flexibility in plants is due to (a) collenchyma                (b) sclerenchyma             (c) parenchyma                (d) chlorenchyma

Answer:

  (a) Collenchyma consist of living cells and are characterized by the presence of cellulose. Collenchyma is a mechanical tissue in young dicotyledonous stems and provides mechanical support and elasticity. It provides great tensile strength with flexibility to those organs in which it is found. It allows easy bending in various parts of a plant mainly young growing stem without breaking them.