Tracheids differ from other tracheary elements in :
- being imperforate
- having Casparian strips
- lacking nucleus
- being lignified
Answer
(1) being imperforate
Solution
As per NCERT, tracheids are elongated or tube-like cells with thick lignified walls and tapering ends; they are dead and without protoplasm.
Vessels are long tube-like structures made of many cells (vessel members) whose end walls are perforated and joined to each other.
Tracheids differ from vessels in being imperforate (no perforation plates); both are lignified and lack a nucleus at maturity, and Casparian strips belong to the endodermis.
Answer: (1)