Assertion: Sclerenchyma is a permanent tissue.

Reason: When suitable conditions are provided, the cells of sclerenchyma can divide and form secondary meristem.

• A

  Both assertion and reason are correct and reason correctly explains the assertion.

• B

  Both assertion and reason are correct and reason does not explain the assertion.

• C

  Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect

• D

  Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct.