Plant Tissues
Plant Tissues: Overview
This topic classifies the plant tissues into meristematic and permanent tissues. Further, classification of these tissues with their picturisations and examples are given in detail.
Important Questions on Plant Tissues
Assertion: Xylem and phloem lose their power of dividing and attain maturation.
Reason: These are complex permanent tissues.
Fill in the blank with the correct answer from the bracket.
Primary xylem is derived from the _____. (cork cambium, procambium, vascular cambium)
Protoxylem is a part of secondary xylem.
The secondary xylem is developed from the
Metaxylem is the first formed xylem and it contains fewer amount of tracheary elements.
Xylem parenchyma is the only living cells in the xylem.
Describe briefly about the parenchyma cells.
Husk of a coconut. It is made of sclerenchymatous tissue.
This process of taking up a permanent shape, size, and function by meristematic cells is called _____.
Mention the different types of permanent tissues.
The three ground tissues are parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma.
In stems and roots, ground tissues are located in the _____ and pith.
Metaxylem is the part of _____ (primary/secondary) xylem in the plant.
Metaxylem helps in the conduction of _____ (water/gases) in the body of a plant.
Metaxylem has no role in the conduction of water in the plant's body.
