3. Which plant tissue provides both mechanical strength as well as flexibility? 4. What is the function of lateral meristem?
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3. Collenchyma tissue provides flexibility to plants so that they can easily bend without breaking. It also provides mechanical support to plants.
4. Lateral meristems are known as secondary meristems because they are responsible for secondary growth, or increase in stem girth and thickness. Meristems form anew from other cells in injured tissues and are responsible for wound healing.
3. Collenchyma tissue provides flexibility to plants so that they can easily bend without breaking. It also provides mechanical support to plants.
4. Lateral meristems are known as secondary meristems because they are responsible for secondary growth, or increase in stem girth and thickness. Meristems form anew from other cells in injured tissues and are responsible for wound healing.