animal tissue

Question 1

what are the 4 types of tissue

Answer 1

nervous
connective
muscle
epithelial

Question 2

what is epithelial tissue

Answer 2

tissue which lines body

Question 3

describe structure of epithelial cells

Answer 3

closely packed cells
continuous sheets

Question 4

how do epithelial cells recieve nutrients

Answer 4

by diffusion from surrounding tissue fluid

Question 5

do epithelial cells have a long or short cell cycle

Answer 5

short cell cycle

Question 6

what can some epithelial cells contain

Answer 6

microvilli or cilia

Question 7

what does connective tissue contain

Answer 7

proteins such as elastin and collagen

Question 8

what is the function of connective tissue

Answer 8

withstand force and form structures such as cartilage, tendons, ligaments, bones, skin

Question 9

what type of tissue is skin

Answer 9

connective tissue

Question 10

what tissue is cartilage

Answer 10

connective tissue

Question 11

what are the features of muscle tissue

Answer 11

well vascularised and has many blood vessels.
elongated
contain myofilaments (actin and myosin)

Question 12

what is the function of muscle tissue

Answer 12

allow muscle contraction

Question 13

what is epidermal tissue

Answer 13

flattened cells which are a protective covering for leaves

Question 14

describe chloroplasts in epidermal tissue

Answer 14

lacks chloroplasts

Question 15

what is meristematic tissue

Answer 15

contain meristem cells in this tissues which is stem cells for plants which allow cell differentiation

Question 16

describe the cells in meristems

Answer 16

have thin walls containing very little cellulose
don’t have chloroplasts
do not have a large vacuole
can divide by mitosis and differentiate into other types of cells.