CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
CELL STRUCTURE
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root tips.
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seed coats.
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mesophyll cells that produce food.
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secretion.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: Sclereids are found in fruit walls of nuts, the grit of guava and pear, and seed coats of legumes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sclereids are present in fruit walls of nuts, the grit of guava and pear, seed coats of legumes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Prunus dulcis (almonds)seed has a thin and structurally complex seed coat, with lignified cellulosic tissue.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hard and stony shells of fruits and seed coats are characterized by the presence of sclereids which is a type of sclerenchyma tissue. The cells of sclereids are highly thickened and possess lignified cell wall which is responsible for the hardness of fruits and seed coats. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-5: -Macrosclereids are elongated sclereids usually found in the outer layer ofthe seed coat of legume seeds. These cells are responsible for restricting water uptake by hard-seeded legumes. They are also called Malphigian cells after the pioneering Italian 17th century plant anatomist.