Tissues
Chapter - 6 Lecture -1
Topics
1. Tissue
2. Difference between plant and animal
tissue
3. Types of plant tissue
A. Meristematic tissue
B. Permanent tissue
4. Meristematic tissue and its
characteristic features
5. Types of meristematic tissue
a. Apical meristem
b. Lateral meristem
c. Intercalary meristem
6. Questions to do
Tissues
Tissue is a group of cells that
are similar in structure and/or
work together to achieve a
particular function.
OR
A group of similar cells
performing specific function is
called tissue. Cells
specialising in one function
are often grouped together in
the body.
Differences in Plant
and Animal Tissue
stationary so
1. Plants are most of their
tissues are strength.
dead and 2. The
growth in
only
plants is
supportive,
limited to
which
certain
provide them
regions.
with 1. Animals
can move
structural
and they growth is not
consume limited to
more energy specific
so most of regions.
their tissues
are living.
2. In animals
Differences in Plant
and Animal Tissue
their life and
3. There are these are
some tissues
localised to in
in plants that
certain
divide
regions.
throughout
4. The
structural
uniform. So
organisation
there is no
is less
such
specialised
demarcation
and complex.
3. Cell of dividing
growth in
and
animals is
non-dividing
more
regions in
animals. is far more
4. The specialised
structural
and complex
organisation
than plants.
of organ and
organ system
Plant Tissues
Types of plant tissues:
1. Meristematic Tissue
• Apical Meristem
• Intercalary Meristem
• Lateral Meristem
2. Permanent Tissue
• Simple Permanent tissue
i. Parenchyma ii. Collenchyma iii.
Sclerenchyma
• Complex Permanent tissue
i. Xylem or wood ii. Phloem or bast
Meristematic
Tissue
Meristematic tissue is
a group of cells that
are in continuous state
of division or have the
capacity to divide.
(Dividing tissue)
These tissue are found
in growing regions of
plants and plant grow
by these tissues.
Characteristi
c features
The characteristics of
these tissue are:
•Cells may be round,
oval , polygonal or
rectangular.
•They have thin cellulose
walls.
•They do not have
intercellular spaces.
•Dense cytoplasm with
prominent nuclei.
•The cells lack vacuoles.
Types of
meristematic
tissue
It can be classified on the
basis of their position as:
a. Apical Meristem:
It occurs at the growing
tips of stem and roots and
increases the length of the
stem and the roots.
Types of
meristematic tissue
(contd..)
b. Lateral Meristem:
• This
meristem is present
along the lateral sides of
stem and roots.
• It is exclusively present in
dicot plants where it
increases the girth of stem
and root.
c. Intercalary Meristem:
• It
is present at the base of
leaves and internodes. It
increases the length between
two nodes.
• It
is usually found in
monocots.
• Theactivity of this meristem
also add to the length of the
plant or its organs.
Questions to
do..
What is the utility of
tissues in multi-
cellular organisms?
Why do the cells of
meristematic tissue
lack vacuoles?
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