Download Plant Tissues - Shano Zeelie

Tissue Type
Location
Function
Apical Meristem
Tips of roots and
stems.
Through cell
division they
produce new
cells for growth,
repair and
replacement of
damaged or
worn-out tissues.
Lateral Meristem
Found between
xylem and
phloem in the
vascular bundles
of stems.
Through cell
division the
produce new
cells for growth,
repair and
replacement of
damaged or
worn-out tissues.
Appearance
Tissue Type
Epidermis
Collenchyma
Location
Function
Lines the surface
of roots, stems
and leaves.
-They protect
plant organs.
- May be
modified to form
guard cells or
root hair cells.
Found in stems
and leaves.
Provides strength
and support to
the aerial parts of
the plants.
Appearance
Tissue type
Location
Function
Parenchyma
Fills up large
spaces between
other tissues in
roots and stems.
-Serves as
packaging tissue.
-Stores food in the
form of starch and
other sugars.
-Allows for
movement of water
and gases through
their intercellular
spaces.
Chlorenchyma
Found in leaves.
-Contains
chlorophyll for
manufacture of
organic
compounds (e.g.
glucose)
Schlerenchyma
Found in leaves,
stems, roots and
fruit of plants.
Provides
mechanical
support to plant.
Appearance
Tissue Type
Location
Function
Xylem
Found in roots,
stems and
leaves.
-Transports water
and minerals
through the
plant.
-Provides support
and strength to
the plant.
Phloem
Found in roots,
stems and
leaves.
-Transports
manufactured
food from leaves
to all parts of the
plant.
Appearance