Plant Tissue

Question 1

Plant tissue is divided into:

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Merismatic and Permanent tissues

Question 2

Permanent tissues are divided into;

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Simple and Complex

Question 3

Responsible for the making of new cells by mitosis

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Merismatic tissue

Question 4

Capable of cell division

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Merismatic tissue

Question 5

Cells maybe living or dead

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Permanent

Question 6

Made of cells that are produced by the meristems and formed to various shapes and size

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Permanent tissues

Question 7

A group of cells, in close proximity, organized to perform one or more specific functions.

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Tissues

Question 8

The study of cells, tissues and organs as seen through the micro-scope.

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Histology

Question 9

Covers the outside of a plant in a single layer of cells called epidermis

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Dermal tissue

Question 10

It is an epidermal cells secretes a waxy substance called

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Cuticle

Question 11

Helps prevent water loss, abrasions, infections, and damage from toxins.

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Cuticle

Question 12

It includes several types of specialized cells.

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Dermal tissue

Question 13

It is large, irregularly shaped parenchyma cells which lack chloropasts and makes up the majority of epidermis.

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Pavement cells

Question 14

The exchange of matter between the plant and the environment.

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Epidermis

Question 15

The epidermis above the ground organs (leaves and steam) is involved with

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Gas exchange

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The epidermis on below ground organs (roots) is involved with

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Water and ion uptake

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It makes up much of the interior of a plant and carries out the basic metabolic functions.

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Ground tissue

Question 18

Provides support and may store food or water.

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Ground tissues

Question 19

It has vessels that transport water, minerals, and nutrients through the plant.

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Vascular tissue

Question 20

Consist of xylem and phloem

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Vascular tissue

Question 21

Has dense and abundant cytoplasm

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Meristimatic tissue

Question 22

Types of meristimatic tissue

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Vascular, dermal and ground

Question 23

Types of simple permanent tissues

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Parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma

Question 24

Living cells with thin cell walls

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Parenchyma

Question 25

When the cells contain chlorophyll, they can carry photosynthesis called

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Chlorenchyma

Question 26

Plants do contain air cavities to help the plant to remain afloat called

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Aerenchyma

Question 27

Living cells that have thick walls, they also give mechanical support to the plant.

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Collenchyma

Question 28

They are dead cells that have the thickest wall. It has strong mechanical support, rigidity, and flexibility to the plant.

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Sclerenchyma

Question 29

A strong cement that binds the cells together.

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Lignin

Question 30

It is a complex permanent tissues

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Vascular tissue

Question 31

Types of plant tissue that are specialized to transport food, water, and minerals.

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Vascular tissue

Question 32

Two different types of vascular tissue

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Xylem and phloem

Question 33

Vascular tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals from roots to stems and leaves.

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Xylem

Question 34

Vascular tissue that transports food (sugar dissolved in water) from photosynthetic cells to other parts of the plant for growth or storage.

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Phloem

Question 35

It covers the surface of leaves and the living cells of roots and stem.

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Protective tissue