Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer
(4) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Solution
Statement I: both parenchyma and collenchyma are living tissues; sclerenchyma is the dead simple tissue. Hence Statement I is false.
Statement II: gymnosperms lack vessels in their xylem, while the presence of vessels is a characteristic feature of angiosperms. Hence Statement II is true.
Answer: (4)