Most vascular plants consist of:
Stems,
Shoot Above
leaves, buds,
System ground part
flowers, fruit
Below Main roots
Root System
ground part and branches
TISSUE ??
cells
the smallest basic unit of cells
tissue a group of cells that have similar forms,
composition, and function
a unit of several types of tissues that are
organ
close to each other and support certain
functions
Organ system some organs which are coordinate each
other and conducting certain functions
organism
Main Tissues of Plants
Most extensive in leaves
Ground tissue (mesophyll) and young
system green stems (pith and
cortex)
Conducting tissues
•Xylem – distributes
Vascular tissue
water and solutes
system •Phloem – distributes
sugars
Covers and protects
Dermal tissue plant surfaces –
system epidermis and periderm
PLANT TISSUES
CELLS that work with other cells for a COMMON
FUNCTION form TISSUES
TISSUES
MERISTEMATIC PERMANENT
Apical Lateral Interecalary SIMPLE COMPLEX
Parenchyma Vascular
Collenchyma Xylem
Schlerenchyma Phloem
DERMAL
Epidermis
Cork & Cork Cambium
Meristematic Tissue
1. Have thin cellulose cell walls.
2. The meristematic cells may be spherical, oval, polygonal or
rectangular in shape.
3. compactly arranged & do not contain any intercellular space
between them.
4. contains dense or abundant cytoplasm & a single large nucleus.
5. contain few vacuoles or no vacuoles at all
MERISTEMATIC TISSUES
APICAL – growth in length
Apical meristems
Are located at the tips of roots and in the buds of
shoots
Elongate shoots and roots through primary growth
The root tip is covered by a root cap
Primary meristem
MERISTEMATIC TISSUES
LATERAL – growth in width or girth
MERISTEMATIC TISSUES
INTERCALARY –
growth from the base
of nodes
MERISTEMATIC TISSUES
Undifferentiated cells undergoing ACTIVE GROWTH
PERMANENT TISSUES
SIMPLE – contain only
one type of cell
Parenchyma
Collenchyma
Sclerenchyma
Parenchyma
Large cell, thin wall, large vacuoles, cellulose cell wall
Types :
1 ) aerenchyma : aquatic plant
2) Chlorenchyma : containing chloroplast
Parenchyma cells are
essential for photosynthesis,
storage, secretion,
assimilation, respiration,
excretion and radial transport
of water and solute.
Chollenchyma
Function : supporting and strengthening tissue
Cellulose and pectin thickening in the corner of the
cell
Sclerenchyma
Function : organ support
Inactive cell
Cellulose and lignin thickening
Lignified cell wall
Sclereids :
Hard and rigid
Stem cortex, leaf venetin,
root, fruit, and seed
Fiber:
hard elongated cells
Gymnosperm woody
fiber, bark, leaf fiber,
seed fiber
PERMANENT TISSUES
COMPLEX – two or more different types of cells
VASCULAR tissues
XYLEM – conducts WATER
PHLOEM – conducts FOOD
DERMAL tissues
EPIDERMIS – single cell layer
CORK & CORK CAMBIUM
Meristem and outer bark of woody plants
PERMANENT TISSUES - Complex
VASCULAR tissues
PHLOEM – conducts FOOD
Sieve tubes
Companion cells
XYLEM – conducts WATER
Vessels
Tracheids
Xylem
Water and mineral transportation
Lignin thickening
Consists of :
1) Trachea/vessel element
2)Tracheid
3) Xylem fiber
4)Xylem parenchyma
Fig. 35.8
Phloem
Conduction of nutrition
Consists of :
1) Sieve tube
2)Companion cell
3) Phloem fiber
4)Phloem parenchyma
PERMANENT TISSUES - Complex
DERMAL tissues: the outermost protective covering of a plant body.
EPIDERMIS
Cuticle (waxy coating)
Various cells of epidermis:
Guard cells and stomata
Trichomes
Root hairs(absorption)
Epidermis
Outer covering
Usually one cell layer thick
Epidermis of succulents may be 5-6 cell layers thick
Functions
Protects inner tissues from drying and from infection
by some pathogens
Regulates movement of water and gases out of and into
plant
Epidermis
Guard cells
Found in epidermis of young stems, leaves, flower
parts, and some roots
Specialized epidermal cells
Small opening or pore between each pair of guard cells
Allows gases to enter and leave underlying tissue
2 guard cells + pore = 1 stoma (plural, stomata)
Epidermis
Trichomes
Epidermal outgrowths
Single cell or multicellular
Example: root hairs
Increase root surface area in contact with soil water
PERMANENT TISSUES - Complex
DERMAL tissues
CORK & CORK CAMBIUM
Meristem and outer bark of woody plants
THE END
PERMANENT TISSUES - Simple
Parenchyma Sclerenchyma
Collenchyma Fibers & Sclereids