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EXEQUIEL M. RAMIENTOS JR, LPT
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MODULE 4
Week 6
PLANT TISSUES AND OTHER LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION

What Is This Module About?

This module will provide you information on the Plant Tissues and Other levels of organization . Given the
importance of plants in every aspect of our lives, humans study plants to understand processes that are critical to our own
survival and to the health of the planet

There are four lessons prepared for you in this module

Lesson 1: The Plant Tissues

What Will You Learn From This Module?1

After reading this module, you should be able to:

1. Describe the structure and function of various kinds of plant tissues

How to learn from this module

In order to achieve the objectives of this module successfully, you have to

remember the following:

1. Read and follow the instructions carefully.

2. Answer the pretest.

3. Take down notes and record points for clarification.

4. Take the posttest and check your answers against the key at the

end of the module.

5. Try to obtain at least 85% level of proficiency in the tests.

EXEQUIEL M. RAMIENTOS JR, LPT

MEDINA COLLEGE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
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Lesson 1
Let’s Learn Plant Tissues

Organs such as stem, and roots in plants, and stomach, heart and lungs in animals are made up of different kinds of tissues. A
tissue is a group of cells with a common origin, structure and function. Their common origin means they are derived from
the same layer of cells in the embryo. Being of a common origin, there are similar in structure and hence perform the same
function. Several types of tissues organise to form an organ. Example : Blood, bone, and cartilage are some examples of
animal tissues whereas parenchyma, collenchyma, xylem and phloem are different tissues present in the plants. The study of
tissues is called histology.

The plant tissues are mainly of two catagories:

1. Meristematic (Gk. meristos : dividing)

2. Permanent (non-dividing)

1. Meristematic tissues

Composed of immature or undifferentiated cells without intercellular spaces. The cells may be rounded, oval or
polygonal; always living and thin-walled. Each cell has abundant cytoplasm and a prominent nucleus in it. Vacuoles may be
small or absent.

EXEQUIEL M. RAMIENTOS JR, LPT

MEDINA COLLEGE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
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2.Permanent tissues

Permanent tissues are those in which growth has stopped either completely or for the time being. Cells of these
tissues may be living or dead; and thin-walled or thick-walled. Thin-walled permanent tissues are generally living whereas
the thick-walled tissues may be living or dead.

EXEQUIEL M. RAMIENTOS JR, LPT

MEDINA COLLEGE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL