EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: –Aerenchyma is a special type of parenchyma. It is a plant tissue with larger gas spaces than those found in intracellular spaces. It forms in the roots and shoots of wetland species, as well as in the roots and shoots of some dryland species, under adverse conditions, either naturally or as a result of abiotic stress.

Detailed explanation-2: -Basically aerenchyma is parenchyma tissue in aquatic plants. The cells of aerenchyma make a network which has wide air spaces or air cavities for gaseous exchange. These air cavities make the plant light and buoyant and hence, plants can float easily in water.

Detailed explanation-3: -Large air gaps exist in the parenchyma of aquatic plants to let them float on water. Such a parenchyma type is called aerenchyma. It is a type of tissue with air gaps. It gives hydrophytes buoyancy, allowing them to float to the water’s upper surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Parenchyma cells, which contain large intercellular spaces between them, are called Aerenchyma.-In the locations of petioles and midribs of Canna and banana leaves, the Stellate parenchyma cells are present. We can say that these are examples of aerenchymatous tissues that are made up of parenchyma cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -Parenchyma cells specialised to have air spaces in between them are called aerenchyma cells. These are found in aquatic plants and aid the plant in floatation.