Cell Diversity Flashcards
Definition of tissue culturing
The growth of cells in or on a sterile nutrient medium outside an organism
Name two animal tissues
Nervous
Connective
Name two plant tissues
Vascular
Dermal
State the two animal tissues adaption to carry its function
It’s a neuron
Composed of cells suspended in a matrix
Give an application of tissue culture
Cancer research
Plant breeding
Skin grafts
State the two plant tissues adaption to carry its function
consists of two types of cell: xylem, phloem
Has a cuticle on epidermis’s outer surface
Functions of two plant tissue
Transports materials around plant
Protects the plant
Functions of two animal tissues
Neurons carry electrical impulses
Joins and supports other body structures