8. Which are the plant tissues
responsible for the supporting
of the plant?

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The plant supporting tissues the
collenchyma and the .
The collenchyma is made living and
elongated cells accumulate
cellulose and pectin some regions of
the wall making them unequally
and thus providing flexibility.
sclerenchyma is made mostly
dead cells killed by deposition
(lignin is an biopolymer)
forming elongated, rigid
impermeable fibers. The sclerenchyma
a plant tissue widely in the
textile industry.