Plant Tissues Flashcards
Main Tissues in Plant
meristematic and permanent tissues
Tissues that are responsible for plant growth. The cells present in these tissues constantly divide to produce new cells. This leads to an increase in the height and girth of plants.
- found in the growing areas of plants
meristematic tissues
tissues in a plant that contain nondividing cells. The cells are also modified to perform specific functions in plants. The cells of this tissue are derived from the meristematic tissue. The cells are also fully differentiated. (matured merismatic tissue)
permanent tissue
types of merismatic tissue
apical and lateral meristem
meristematic tissues that are responsible
for the primary growth of plants.
- located at the tip of the root and shoot
apical meristem
meristematic tissues that are responsible for the secondary growth of plants.
- increases the diameter of the plant
- located at the stems and roots at lateral side
lateral meristem
two types of lateral meristem
vascular cambium and cork cambium
lateral meristem that gives rise to secondary xylem and phloem. (Secondary xylem gives rise to wood.)
vascular cambium
parts of wood
heartwood - dead cells, dense
sapwood - alive and functional xylem (lighter)
what does the circles of wood of a tree determine
the age of tree, climate, season
lateral meristem that gives rise to cork cells which replaces the epidermis of plants once they mature. This, along with cork and phloem make up the bark.
cork cambium
Permanent tissue that is composed of only one kind of cell
Simple permanent Tissue
Permanent tissue that is composed of two or more kinds of cells
Complex permanent Tissue
Two types of simple permanent tissue
epidermal and ground tissue
It covers the whole body of nonwoody and young woody plants and is protected by a waxy cuticle.
Epidermis