Answer: softer and flexible.
- A softer and flexible
- B much harder
- C completely non-living
- D muscular in nature
Correct answer: A. softer and flexible
Explanation: Cartilage is a softer, more flexible connective tissue than bone.
The four basic animal tissue types and their core functions: epithelial (covering/lining), connective (support and transport), muscular (movement), and neural (signal conduction).
Concept context
The four basic animal tissue types (epithelial, connective, muscular, neural) and the cockroach as a model organism for organ-system level organisation.