Classification. Respond to the following statements with reference to the types of connective tissue listed below.

A. fibrous protein that allows tissues to stretch, then spring back to their original shape
B.
C. This tissue plays a particularly important role in the thermoregulation of many marine mammals.
D. matrix of collagen fibers and rubbery, compression-resistant proteoglycan
E. This substance is derived from stem cells in bone.
F. This tissue provides nourishment to each of the other connective tissues.


A. elastin
B. dense connective tissue
C. adipose
D. cartilage
E. blood
F. blood

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