plz explain the reason

Dear student Please find below the solution of your asked query the proto and meta xylem is absent in sclerenchyma answer is 4. 1. Reason is proto and meta xylem are water conducting tissues of plants which is to conduct water made up of tracheids , vessels and parenchyma where as, sclerenchyma is a plant tissue provides mechanical stiffness and strength to the plants by sclereids and fibres. Hope this information clears your doubts about the topic keep asking Regards