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
Both parenchyma and collenchyma are living tissues at maturity; sclerenchyma is the dead supporting tissue. So Statement I is false. Gymnosperms typically lack xylem vessels (they have tracheids), while vessels are characteristic of angiosperms — Statement II is true.
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