You are examining a rigid plant tissue; it does not flex or bend. Tests show that it is not consuming oxygen gas, as would be expected if aerobic respiration were occurring. This tissue is probably

A) collenchyma.
B) phloem.
C) epidermis.
D) sclerenchyma.
E) parenchyma.


D

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