Exercise 3: Plant tissues

_____________ are the simplest units of a plant

Cells

A group of cells performing essentially the same function and commonly of a similar structure is called a _____________

Tissue

An _______________ such as a leaf or root, is composed of DIFFERENT TISSUES

Organ

These various tissues perform _____________ functions

interrelated

The primary body of a plant is an axis consisting of organ systems: ____________ and ______________

root system
shoot system

What are the 4 tissues?

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Meristems
Ground tissue
Dermal tissue
Vascular tissue

__________________ are localized regions of CELL DIVISION that form a plant’s cells

Meristems

What are the 4 types of meristems?

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Apical meristems
Axillary buds
Lateral meristems
Intercalary meristems

Plants are a mixture of young dividing cells, maturing cells, and mature cells, all of which are derived from ______________

Meristems

_______________ differentiates from the ground meristem and constitutes most of the primary body of a plant.

Ground tissue

Cells of the GROUND TISSUE include ______________, _____________, and _______________. These have several functions including ____________, _______________, and ___________

parenchyma

collenchyma

sclerenchyma

Ground tissue have several functions including ___________, _______________, and ____________

storage
basic metabolism
support

______________ cover the plant body. 

Dermal tissues

The dermal tissue that covers the primary body of plants is the ___________

Epidermis

The epidermis has several functions, including:

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Absorption of water and minerals
secretion of cuticle
protection against herbivores
control of gas exchange

The epidermis also contains outgrowth called ___________ which have various roles in the plant

trichomes

_______________ are specialized for long-distance transport of water and dissolved solutes. They typically contain transfer cells, secretory cells, and fibers in addition to ___________ and __________

Vascular tissues
parenchyma cells
conducting cells

_____________ and ____________ are two kinds of vascular tissues in plants

xylem
phloem