Zusammenfassung der Ressource
CELLS AND TISSUE OF FLOWERING PLANTS
- Tissue
- specialized cells that perform particular function
- First cell
- Meristem cells
- undifferentiated cells that can divide indefinitely
- Types:
- Apical Meristem
- WHERE? - tips of young plants
- 3 specialized meristems
- Protoderm meristem
- Epidermal tissue
- outer protective covering of plant
- Ground meristem
- Ground tissue
- fills interior of plant
- Procambium meristem
- Vascular tissue
- transports water and nutrients
- provides support
- Intercalary meristem
- mainly found in monocots ( at node of plant)
- Vascular cambium
- gives rise to new vascular tissue ( secondary growth)
- causes plants to increase in girth