CBSE-IX-Science
13: 2-Tissues
- #10-eConnective tissue with a fluid matrix.Ans : blood
- #10-fTissue present in the brain.Ans : nerve tissue
- Qstn #11Identify the type of tissue in the following: skin, bark of tree, bone, lining of kidney tubule, vascular bundle.Ans :

- Qstn #12Name the regions in which parenchyma tissue is present.Ans : Parenchymatous tissue is present in the epidermis, cortex, pith of the stem, root, leaves, flowers and fruits of plants.
- Qstn #13What is the role of epidermis in plants?Ans : It is a protective layer to the plant parts. It can also absorb water from soil like in the roots and even allow exchange of gases through stomata.
- Qstn #14How does the cork act as a protective tissue?Ans : In plants the secondary meristem cuts off many external layers of cells that are dead and arranged in a compact manner. Such layers together make cork. They have deposition of suberin which is very hard and impermeable hence protects plants from unfavorable conditions and microbial attack etc.

