Given these characteristics:

1. capable of contraction
2. covers all free body surfaces
3. lacks blood vessels
4. comprises various glands
5. anchored to connective tissue by a basement membrane

Which of these are characteristics of epithelial tissue?

A. 1,2,3

B. 2,3,5

C. 3,4,5

D. 1,2,3,4

E. 2,3,4,5