Question

Classify the tissues based on their ability to divide.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Based on the dividing capacity of the tissues, various plant tissues can be classified as growing or meristematic tissue and permanent tissue. Cell growth in animals is more uniform. So, there is no such demarcation of dividing and non- dividing regions in animals.

Answer 2

On the basis of the ability to divide, plant tissues are classified into meristematic tissues and permanent tissues.

Meristematic tissues

• These are tissues comprising of cells that can actively divide throughout their life.
• Therefore, the cells of this tissue remain young forever.
• These are undifferentiated cells and act as the building blocks of the plant.
• These tissues are responsible for the growth in length and girth of the plant.

Permanent tissues

• These are tissues comprising of cells that do not have the ability to divide.
• They are the mature, well-differentiated cells in the plant tissue.
• The cells in this tissue have lost the capacity to divide either temporarily or permanently.
• Meristematic tissues fully develop to form permanent tissues.