Tissues & Organs

Question 1

Multicellular

Answer 1

Being built up of many cells, all working together as an organism.

Question 2

Tissue

Answer 2

Group of similar cells working together to perform a common function e.g.muscle or xylem.

Question 3

Organ

Answer 3

Collection of different tissues working together to perform a function within an organism e.g. stomach or leaf.

Question 4

Organ system

Answer 4

Collection of different organs working together to perform a major function within an organism e.g. digestive system, or flower

Question 5

Epidermal Tissue

Answer 5

Tissue one cell thick on the surface of plant roots, stems and leaves, that protects the organs.

Question 6

Xylem

Answer 6

Plant tissue, made up of dead cells, that has the function of transporting water and dissolved substances through the plant.

Question 7

Phloem

Answer 7

Plant tissue, made up of living cells, that has the function of transporting food substances through the plant.

Question 8

Palisade mesophyll

Answer 8

Layer of tall column shaped cells in the leaf containing chloroplasts, where the majority of photosynthesis occurs.