Plant & Animal Tissues

Question 1

What is a tissue?

Answer 1

a group of cells working together to perform a specific function

Question 2

What are two types of plant tissues?

Answer 2

xylem and phloem

Question 3

What is the xylem tissue?

Answer 3

transports water and minerals up the plant stem
provides structural support for the stem
made of xylem vessels and xylem parenchyma cells

Question 4

What is the phloem tissue?

Answer 4

transports sugar and plant hormones up and down plant stem

made of sieve tube cells and companion cells

Question 5

What are the 4 types of animal tissue?

Answer 5

squamous epithelial tissue

ciliated epithelial tissue

cartilage

muscle tissue

Question 6

What is squamous epithelial tissue?

Answer 6

single layer of thin cells

form the inside lining of alveoli and blood vessels

Question 7

What is ciliated epithelial tissue?

Answer 7

single layer of ciliated cells
cilia wave particles of dust along surface of tissue

from the inside lining of bronchi and small intestines

Question 8

What is cartilage?

Answer 8

strong connective tissue
found in joints (between bones)

specialised cells secrete a matrix of callgen

Question 9

What is muscle tissue?

Answer 9

three types -

voluntary, involuntary and cardiac muscle