alleryThe intercellular material of cartilage is solid, pliable and resists:
AContraction
BConduction
CConvection
DCompression
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Compression
1. Cartilage cushions the joints between bones.
2. Its intercellular material is solid and pliable and resists compression.
3. So the correct answer is compression.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 7 'Structural Organisation in Animals'_
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