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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Parenchyma is living but collenchyma is dead tissue.
Statement II: Gymnosperms lack xylem vessels but presence of xylem vessels is the characteristic of angiosperms.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A
Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
B
Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
C
Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
D
Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
Detailed Solution
Statement I is false: both parenchyma and collenchyma are living tissues.
Statement II is true: gymnosperms lack vessels in their xylem, whereas the presence of vessels is a characteristic feature of angiosperms.
So Statement I is false but Statement II is true.