what makes sclerenchyma cells tough and durable?
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These cells have a second cell wall that is hardened by lignin, which makes these cells very tough and durable. But the lignin also makes these cells very rigid. Unlike collenchyma cells, they can't grow with the plant. Therefore, sclerenchyma cells are found in parts of the plant that aren't lengthening anymore.
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The term sclerenchyma is derived from the Greek σκληρός (sklērós), meaning "hard." It is the hard, thick walls that make sclerenchyma cells important strengthening and supporting elements in plant parts that have ceased elongation.
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Sclerenchyma tissue, when mature, is composed of dead cells that have heavily thickened walls containing lignin and a high cellulose content (60%–80%), and serves the function of providing structural support in plants. Sclerenchyma cells possess two types of cell walls: primary and secondary walls.
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Collenchyma cells are the least common plant cell type. They have a primary cell wall and provide support in herbaceous or temporary organs such as petioles and leaves. Sclerenchyma cells have a lignified and strong secondary cell wall and are usually dead at maturity.
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The largest blood vessels are arteries and veins, which have a thick, tough wall of connective tissue and and many layers of smooth muscle cells (Figure 22-22). The wall is lined by an exceedingly thin single sheet of endothelial cells, the endothelium, separated from the surrounding outer layers by a basal lamina.
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['Highly viscous proteoglycans (heparan sulfate, keratan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate), which cushion cells.', 'Insoluble collagen fibers, which provide strength and resilience.']
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Collagen fibers, while flexible, have great tensile strength, resist stretching, and give ligaments and tendons their characteristic resilience and strength. These fibers hold connective tissues together, even during the movement of the body.
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All stem cells—regardless of their source—have three general properties: they are capable of dividing and renewing themselves for long periods; they are unspecialized; and they can give rise to specialized cell types.
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plant tissue of uniformly thick-walled, dead cells, as in a stem, the shell of a nut, etc. Origin of sclerenchyma. Modern Latin from Classical Greek skl? ros (see sclera) + enchyma, infusion: see parenchyma.
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['Responsiveness (excitability). Responsiveness is a property of all living cells, but muscle and nerve cells have developed this property to the highest degree. ... ', 'Conductivity. ... ', 'Contractility. ... ', 'Extensibility. ... ', 'Elasticity.']
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Parenchyma forms the "filler" tissue in the soft parts of plants, and is usually present in cortex, pericycle, pith, and medullary rays in primary stem and root. Collenchyma cells have thin primary walls with some areas of secondary thickening. ... Sclerenchyma provides the main structural support to a plant.
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Intercellular spaces are absent in sclerenchymatous tissues because they have a cementing substance (known as lignin) around their cell membrane which makes them stiff and hard.
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All cells are living but some tissues are not because cells are basic unit of life but tissues are not the same. Take an example of sclerenchyma tissues these tissues provide rigidity to the parts where they are present, like the bark of trees, outermost hard covering of coconut, etc.
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Secondary cell walls provide additional protection to cells and rigidity and strength to the larger plant. These walls are constructed of layered sheaths of cellulose microfibrils, wherein the fibers are in parallel within each layer.
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sclerenchyma. sclerenchyma A plant tissue whose cell walls have become impregnated with lignin. ... The cell walls contain pits, enabling the exchange of substances between adjacent cells. Mature sclerenchyma cells are dead, since the lignin makes the cell wall impermeable to water and gases.
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['provides rigid structure and PROTECTION; made of CELLULOSE. ... ', 'surrounds the internal cell parts; controls passage of materials IN and OUT of cell. ... ', 'provides strength and SHAPE to the cell; network of protein fibers. ... ', 'EVERYTHING INSIDE of the cell membrane except for the nucleus.']
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['Vascular tissue cells: Tracheids. Vessel elements. Sieve tube cells. ... ', 'Dermal tissue cells: Epidermal cells. Stomata or more accurately, guard cells. Trichomes.', 'Ground tissue cells: Parenchyma. Collenchyma. Sclerenchyma.']