I would ask whether one tissue can perform multiple functions. Examples include parenchyma storing food and performing photosynthesis, epidermis protecting and reducing water loss and xylem transporting water while also providing support to plants.
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Vibha’s statement is incomplete because meristematic tissues are also present as lateral and intercalary meristems. Neha can ask, “How do grasses regrow after cutting or stems increase in girth if meristems exist only at root and shoot tips?”
(i) The plant cell will have a larger vacuole because vacuoles store cell sap and maintain turgidity. (ii) The answer assumes both cells are mature, normal and healthy cells performing their usual biological functions under similar conditions.
Sclerenchyma tissue provides strength to coconut husk fibres because of thick lignified walls. Living parenchyma cells have thin walls and soft structure mainly for storage, so they cannot provide the hardness, toughness and durability needed for mats.
Water reaches leaves through xylem tissue, which transports water and minerals from roots to all plant parts. Transpiration pull created by leaves and the tubular structure of xylem vessels help water move upward against gravity efficiently.