TISSUES

BIOLOGY Le.6
 • Movement
• Intake of food
• Respiration
• Excertion

unicellular  Group of cells carry Specialised

cells functions
 Ex.human beings muscle
cells(contract & relax –
multicellula movement)
r  Blood – carry
oxygen,hormones,nutrients
&waste
 Nerve cell- carry messages
 in plants- vascular tissues
conduct water & food
 That means a particular function is
carried out by a group of cells at a OR
definite place in the body.
 PLANTS ANIMALS
Are PLANTS and ANIMALS made up of same type of TISSUES?
 Stationary or fixed  Move around (food,
shelter,etc.)
 Most of the cells are dead &  Most of the cells are living
provide mechanical strength
 Consume less energy &  Consume more energy &
needs less maintenance needs more maintenance
 Growth in plants is limited to  Cell growth is uniform
certain regions

With this reference lets now talk about the concept

TISSUES in detail……….
 Protective
tissue

Epidermi Co
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Activity -1
 PARENCHYMA TISSUE
(Para= beside, enchyma=infilling)

• Present through out the plant body.

• They are even called the filler tissues because

they fill the space between other tissues( loosely
packed with small & large intercellular space).

• Cell wall is quiet thin as a result these tissues are

quiet soft.
• All the tissues are living.

• They also have some more special functions like:

a) Parenchyma tissues present in
green plants help in
photosynthesis because of the
presence of chloroplast which
contains chlorophyll pigment.
CHLORENCHYMA TISSUE =
Chloroplast + Parenchyma

b)Parenchyma tissues are present in

the pulp of fruits ,can store sugar &
starch , called as STORAGE
PARENCHYMA TISSUE.
c) Air + Parenchyma =
AERENCHYMA
TISSUE
 Chlorenchyma tissue

Storage tissue
PARENCHYMA TISSUE

Aerenchyma tissue
 (Kolla= glue, enchyma = infilling)

• Mainly responsible for

FLEXIBILITY & MECHANICAL
STRENGTH, can with stand heavy
winds & rains.

• Found near stalks of the leaves &

flowers hence these place are flexible
& mechanically strong.

• Cells are living like parenchyma but

their cell wall is much thicker than
parenchyma tissue.
• Cells are arranged compactly ( no
intercellular space).

We can observe two more significant

characteristics:

• Corners of the collenchyma cells

are unevenly thickened.

• The cells are elongated.

/infilling
and reduce water loss.
 EPIDERMIS
a) Especially in Xerophytes :epidermis has thick waxy coating cutin
( chemical substance with waterproof quality) on its surface,
protects the plant from loss of water & also does not allow m.orgs.
to invade plant body.

Zamioculcas plant (perennial

plant)
b) Leaf epidermis : has small pores called stomata ,
enclosed by kidney shaped cells ( Guard Cells).
Stomata helps in gaseous exchange also helps in
transpiration.
c)Root epidermal cells has long hairs which helps
in absorption of water & also increases surface
area to absorb water.
CORK:

Cork of Oak

Cork cambium
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