NEET2024Botany-Plant Anatomy

NEET 2024 Botany Tissues Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Medium-Class 11

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Parenchyma is living but collenchyma is dead tissue.

Statement II: Gymnosperms lack xylem vessels but presence of xylem vessels is the characteristic of angiosperms.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

B

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

C

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

D

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Correct Answer

Option B

Detailed Explanation

Parenchyma is living tissue, but collenchyma is also living, not dead. Gymnosperms do lack xylem vessels, which are characteristic of angiosperms.

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