I think it's because the stratified epithelial tissue is multilayered, as opposed to the mono-layered simple epithelial tissue.
Yes. It is a type of epithelial tissue
stratified epithelial tissue is called that because it is two or more cells thick :D woop , # swagg .
That is epithelial tissue that is two or more cells thick, such as skin. (Also known as stratified epithelium.)
it forms the epidermis of the skin