Richa tried to bend the stem of a plant without breaking it and she was able to do it.
(i) Name the tissue in the plant, which made it possible.
(ii) State two characteristics of this tissue.
(iii) What values are shown by Richa?
(i) Collenchyma tissue in the plant makes possible the bending of plant without breaking it.
(ii) Following are the two characteristic of this tissue:
● The cells of collenchyma tissue are living and they have irregular thickening at the corners.
● Less intercellular space is there in between the cells of cholenchyma tissue.
(iii) Values which Richa had shown are of a responsive person and citizen who try to protect the nature and understand its worth. She had only bent the stem and had not break it which shows that Richa understands that it is responsibility of every human being to save the trees and plants as they are very important to us.
She is a responsive citizen.