Blood is classified as which kind of tissue?
AFluid connective tissue with liquid matrix
BMuscular tissue with striated fibres
CNervous tissue made entirely of neurons
DEpithelial tissue forming a thin sheet
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Fluid connective tissue with liquid matrix
1. Connective tissues have a matrix in which cells lie scattered.
2. In blood the matrix is liquid plasma.
3. Red cells, white cells and platelets float in plasma.
4. So blood is a fluid connective tissue.
_Source: Selina Concise Biology Class 9, Ch 3 Tissues, Plant and Animal Tissues (Mistral OCR'd PDF), section on blood_
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