Distinguish between meristematic cell and parenchyma cell.
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Meristematic tissue and permanent tissue are two types of tissues found in plants. The growth of the plant body occurs in two steps; the new cells are produced first, and then these cells are expanded by absorbing water by the vacuole. The cell division only occurs in meristematic tissue but, the expansion can occur anywhere on the plant body. The cell differentiation produces permanent tissue. The main difference between meristematic tissue and permanent tissue is that meristematic tissue consists of young living cells that are capable of continuously dividing and are responsible for the plant growth while permanent tissue consists of specialized cells that have lost their ability to divide and function as protective, conductive, and supportive tissue.
meristematic tissue - are activily dividing cells they are found in growings points of a plant like root, stem etc
parenchyma is composed of large thin walled cells , usually with intercellular spaces. These are found in soft parts of the plant