Nerve tissue is specialised for
ASynthesising digestive enzymes in glands
BStoring fat under the skin layer
CProducing red blood cells continuously
DConducting electrical impulses fast
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Conducting electrical impulses fast
1. Neurons in nerve tissue have long axons.
2. These axons carry electrical impulses at high speed.
3. The chapter describes this conduction role.
4. So nerve tissue conducts impulses.
_Source: Selina Concise Biology Class 9, Ch 3 Tissues, Plant and Animal Tissues (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on nervous tissue_
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