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happen to the plant and why?
(b)Tissue A and tissue B constitute tissue C. A carries water while carries
food for the plants. Identify A, B, C.
Q9. List the characteristics of cork. How are they formed?
Q10. Give reasons:
(a) Meristematic cells have a prominent nucleus and dense cytoplasm but
they lack vacuole.
(b) Intercellular spaces are absent in sclerenchyma tissues.
(c) We get a crunchy and granular feeling when we chew pear fruit.
(d) Branches of a tree move and bend freely in high wind velocity.
(e) It is difficult to pull out the husk of a coconut tree.