Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the ground tissue system?
(i) All tissues except epidermis and vascular bundles constitute the ground tissue.
(ii) It consists of xylem and phloem.
(iii) In leaves, it consists of thin-walled chloroplast containing cells called mesophyll.

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Solution:

It consists of simple tissues such as parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma.