PLANT TISSUE

GROUND TISSUE
Tissue Parenchyma Collenchyma Sclerenchyma
Diagram

Fibre
Sclereids
Cell wall • Have ______ and _______ primary • Have _________ cell wall but no • Have ___________ secondary cell wall
cell wall but ____ of secondary cell secondary cell wall • Secondary cell wall thickened with
wall • __________ thickened primary cell __________
• Primary cell wall made up of wall → cell wall thicken at the
_______, ______________ of the cell
_______________ • Primary cell wall contain __________,
and____________. ____________ and ______________

Cell Cells are ___________ arranged Cells are ___________ packed Cells are closely packed
arrangement
Intercellular ______________ intercellular space ___________________ intercellular No intercellular space
space space
Living/dead Living cell/Has nucleus Living cell/Has nucleus ________ cell at functional maturity.
cell Lack of ___________________

Distribution • In cortex of stems & roots • Under the epidermis of stems • Regions of plant that have stop
• In mesophyll of leaves • Under leaf venation growing in length.
• In the pith of dicotyledon stem & • Leaf petioles • e.g: outer region of cortex, pericycle of
leaf stalk • Midrib of the leaf root
 • Around vascular bundles in stem &
leaf stalk
Function • Sites of __________________
• ___________________ occur
because parenchyma cell contain
chloroplast
• _____________________ allow
gaseous exchange to occur
• provide _________ __________ in
young parts of plant and
_____________ plant
Fibres cell : provide _________ and
___________ plant tissue
Stone cell : gives _________ texture in
fruit and _________ seed
VASCULAR TISSUE
Tissue Xylem Phloem
Tracheid Vessel element Companion cell Sieve tube
Diagram

Characteristic • ________ cell at functional maturity • ________ cell at functional maturity

• ___________ and cylindrical cell
• Has ___________ secondary cell wall
• Walls are perforated by ________
Structure • __________ and smaller • Shorter and _________ • Is a specialized parenchyma cell • Elongated tubes
• Ends are ______ tapered• Ends are _______ tapered that accompany sieve tube • Has protoplast
• Water move from cell to • Have ________________ • _______ nucleus, ribosome and but without
cell mainly through at the end of the cell many mitochondria nucleus,
_________ • Enable water to flow • Connected to sieve tubes by ribosomes,
freely through the vessels ___________________ vacuole and
• Contains high number of mitochondria
______________ to provide • Dependent on
_____ to be used in translocation companion cell
for functioning
• Perforated end
wall called
____________
Tissue Xylem Phloem
Tracheid Vessel element Companion cell Sieve tube
Distribution Vascular bundles of Vascular bundles of Vascular bundle of Angiosperms Vascular bundle of
Gymnosperms & Angiosperm Angiosperms and
Angiosperms Gymnosperms
Function • Transport _____ and ________ _____from _____ to • In leaves, companion cell help • Transport
stems and leaves to load ________ into sieve-tube _________ and
• Provide structural support element other organic
• Provide ________ for ________ nutrients in
transport of __________ phloem

Transport sugar and other organic nutrient from leaves

to other parts of plants
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