Multiple choice

Which of the following plant tissues lacks living protoplasm at maturity?

  1. Sclerenchyma

  2. Collenchyma

  3. Xylem parenchyma

  4. Chlorenchyma

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Explanation

Sclerenchyma cells are dead at maturity and lack living protoplasm. They have thick, lignified secondary walls that provide structural strength and rigidity to the plant.