Name: Animal Tissues and Its Types
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 28 min 30 s
Description: Animal tissues are made up of animal cells that have been gathered together. The structure, function, and origin of these tissues are all different. Learn it al

Question

Differentiate between collenchyma and sclerenchyma.

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Characteristic Collenchyma Sclerenchyma

Location Collenchyma is found in leaf stalks and epidermis (outer protective layer) of dicot stems. They are absent in monocot plants. Sclerenchyma is found in the covering of seeds and nuts, around the vascular tissues in stems, and in the veins of leaves.

Characteristic Collenchyma Sclerenchyma

Shape of cells They have elongated, polygonal cells, thickened at the corners. They have varying cell sizes. They have extremely thick cell walls throughout.

Characteristic Collenchyma Sclerenchyma

Nature of cells present Collenchyma cells are living. Sclerenchyma cells are dead.

Characteristic Collenchyma Sclerenchyma

Function They provide tensile strength to the leaves and stems of dicot plants. They also provide mechanical support. They provide mechanical strength to the plant.

Differentiate between collenchyma and sclerenchyma.

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