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Question
Long plants are able to stand erect due to presence of:
Explanation
Tall plants resist gravity and wind through mechanical tissues. Sclerenchyma fibres and sclereids possess heavily lignified secondary walls providing tensile strength and rigidity after cell death. Collenchyma offers flexible support in young organs, but prolonged erect habit depends on sclerenchyma.
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