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  4. Read the following statements and answer the questions. (i) It is made up of elongated, tapering cylindrical cells which have dense cytoplasm and nucleus. (ii) The cell wall is composed of cellulose and has pits through which plasmodesmatal connections exist between the cells. (iii) It is absent in most of the monocotyledons. Which part of plant tissue is being described by the above statements?

Q. Read the following statements and answer the questions.
(i) It is made up of elongated, tapering cylindrical cells which have dense cytoplasm and nucleus.
(ii) The cell wall is composed of cellulose and has pits through which plasmodesmatal connections exist between the cells.
(iii) It is absent in most of the monocotyledons.
Which part of plant tissue is being described by the above statements?

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Solution:

The described statements are associated with the phloem parenchyma. Phloem parenchyma is living and has thin cell walls. These cells form the packing tissue between all the other types of cells. These cells stores compounds such as starch.