(CBSE 2011): A permanent slide shows thin walled isodiametric cells with a  large vacuole. The slide contains:
(a) Parenchyma cells
(b) Nerve cells
(c) Sclerenchyma cells
(d) Collenchyma cells

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Answer :

(a) Parenchyma cells

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Last Answer : No, Collenchyma is absent in root system. It is present in stem, petioles, veins of leaf.

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