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Plant Tissue Definition
Plant tissue is a collection of similar cells performing an organized function for the plant. Each plant tissue is specialized for a unique purpose, and can be combined with other tissues to create organs such as leaves, flowers, stems and roots. The following is a brief outline of plant tissues, and their functions within the plant.
Types of Tissue in Plants
Meristematic Tissue
Meristematic plant tissue is different than all other plant tissue, in that it is the main growth tissue of the plant. All cells originate from one meristem or another. The apical meristem is the plant tissue which drives above ground growth, and decides the direction of the plant. Root meristems dig into the soil in search of water and nutrients. Subapical meristems divide the plant and carry leaves in different directions. Intercalary meristems provide growth from the middle of the plant, to extend the leaves upward into the sunlight.
Meristematic plant tissue, at the central point, is undifferentiated and ready to divide into any other type of plant cell. Meristematic cells divide asymmetrically. This means that one plant remains undifferentiated, while the other cell takes on a more specialized form. This cell will then continue to divide and develop into a plant tissue, which can help form a new organ, such as a leaf. In this way meristematic plant tissue is equivalent to animal stem cells. These cells are totipotent or pluripotent, meaning they can divide into many different types of plant tissue.
Simple Plant Tissue
There are several basic forms of plant tissue, formed from mostly identical types of cells. The first is the epidermis. The epidermis in plants serves the same function as it does in animals. It is a plant tissue formed of thin and densely packed cells, meant to separate the inside of the organisms from the outside. The epidermis is often covered in a layer of waxy protection, to stop the plant from burning or drying out in the sun. The epidermis also contains guard cells, which operate small opening called stoma. These stoma control the passage of air and water through the leaves, allowing plants to move water and nutrients up from the soil.
Sometimes, another form of simple plant tissues covers the epidermis, cork. Cork is a plant tissue seen in woody plants, which dies and becomes an outer layer of bark. This tissue is also soaked with a special waxy substance which protects against insects, the sun, and the elements.
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