is parenchyma or collenchyma a living or a dead tissue? Share with your friends Share 0 Jyotsana Yadav answered this Dear student, cells of both the tissues are living. That is cells of parenchyma and collenchyma tissues are living. 1 View Full Answer Neeraja Nair answered this Both parenchyma and collenchyma are living tissues 0 Sambit Mallick answered this both parenchyma and collenchyma are living tissues 0