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Organisation
in Plants &
Animals
Plant Tissues → Tissues are made up of a group of similar
Plant Tissues cells that are adapted for a particular function.
→ Regions of
continuous cell
division and Meristematic Permanent
growth
→ Group of living or dead cells formed by meristematic
tissue and have lost their ability to divide and have
Apical Intercalary Lateral permanently placed at fixed position in plant body.
Vacuoles are very small or completely absent. Vacuoles provide rigidity to cells thus preventing rapid division.
The lack of organelles is a feature of an undifferentiated cell.
Large amount of cytoplasm and a large nucleus. Large amount of nuclear material contains the DNA necessary
for division and differentiation.
Meristematic Tissue
Meristematic Tissue
PERMANENT TISSUE Permanent Tissues
Simple Complex
Buoyancy
Chlorenchyma
COLLENCHYMA TISSUE
Collenchyma in Herbaceous
dicot stem. Collenchyma in thin Collenchyma in the strings of
celery stalks
margin of leaves.
SCLERENCHYMA TISSUE
Sclereid
cells in pear
Cell wall
Trichosclereids- Long
elongated shape Astrosclereids-irregular
(often star - shaped)
Complex permanent tissues
Xylem Phloem
● Conducts water and minerals from the
● Transports food from the leaves to the
root to the stern and leaves
other parts
● Provides mechanical support
Consists of Consists of