Plant Tissues
Plant Tissues
Plant Tissues
Ms Unaiza
Trigger Question:
What are tissues?
Name some tissues?
What are the differences
between animal and plant
tissues?
VIDEO
WATCH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=fNQ92ZGWpOA
Quiz
https://dontmemorise.com/courses/
tissues/lessons/introduction-tissues/
topic/what-are-tissues/quizzes/what-
are-tissues/
Difference Between Animal and Plant
Tissues
Plant Tissue
VIDEO
WATCH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=9hDLnGtfc7M
Plant Tissue
Plant Tissues
. Meristematic Tissues: These tissues are composed of cells,
which have the ability to divide. Two main types of
meristematic tissues are recognized in plants.
(i) Apical meristems tissues are present at the apex of roots
and stems. According to their position they are Apical
meristems. Stem and root increase in length by the division of
cells of these tissues. This type of growth is called primary
growth.
(ii) Lateral meristems are located on the lateral sides of roots
and shoot. By dividing, they are responsible for increase in
grith of plant parts. This growth is called secondary growth.
Plant Tissues
(A) Simple permanent tissue:
(i) Epidermal Tissues : Epidermal
tissues are composed of a single
layer of cells and they cover plant
body. They act as a barrier between
environment and internal plant
tissues. In roots, they are also
responsible for the absorption of
water and minerals. On stem and
leaves they secrete cutin (the
coating of cutin is called cuticle)
which prevents evaporation.
Epidermal tissues also have some
specialized structure that perform
specific functions; for example root
hairs and stomata.
Ground (Parenchyma) tissues
Parenchyma cells are the most abundant cells in
plants.
Soft part of plant
Primary function is storage of food,
photosynthesis and provide support.
Overall they are spherical but flat at point of
contact.
They have thin primary cell walls and have large
vacuoles for storage of food.
In leaves, they are called mesophyll and are the
sites of photosynthesis. In other parts, they are
the sites of respiration and protein synthesis
(iii) Supporting Tissues:
Collenchyma Tissues:
They are found in cortex (beneath
epidermis) of young stems and in the
midribs of leaves and in petals of flowers.
They are made of elongated cells with
unevenly thickened primary cell walls.
They are flexible and function to support
the organs in which they are found
Sclerenchyma Tissues :
They are composed of cells with rigid
secondary cell walls. Their cell walls are
hardened with lignin, which is the main
chemical component of wood. Mature
sclerenchyma cells cannot elongate and
most of them are dead.
Recap