The crunchy and granular feeling when we chew pear fruit is due to

Question

The crunchy and granular feeling when we chew pear fruit is due to (A) parenchyma (B) collenchyma (C) chlorenchyma (D) sclerenchyma

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

It is due to sclerenchyma (sclereids or stone cells). The sclereids usually occur in hard parts of plant body (e.g., hard endocarp of coconut) and also in region of cortex and pith (e.g., Nymphaea). They also occur most commonly in pulp of some fruits (e.g., Pyrus).

Q. The crunchy and granular feeling when we chew pear fruit is due to

parenchyma

collenchyma

chlorenchyma

sclerenchyma

It is due to sclerenchyma (sclereids or stone cells). The sclereids usually occur in hard parts of plant body (e.g., hard endocarp of coconut) and also in region of cortex and pith (e.g., Nymphaea). They also occur most commonly in pulp of some fruits (e.g., Pyrus).