The correct answer is "its cells are separated from each other by an extracellular matrix".
Connective tissue is one of the four major categories of animal tissue. It is located in between other tissues of the body and it is composed of three parts, fibers, ground substance and cells. The main characteristic of the connective tissue is that it has few cells mixed with an extracellular fluid. Blood is considered the connective tissue which is specialized for transport.
