Question

II. Answer the following questions in detail.
1. Mention the characteristics of meristematic tissues.​

Answer 1

Answer:

“Meristematic tissue is the plant tissue that has the ability to divide actively throughout its life.”

The characteristics of meristematic tissue are as follows:

• The cells of these tissues are commonly called meristems.
• The meristematic tissue has the quality of self-renewal. Every time the cell divides, one cell remains identical to the parent cell, and the others form specialized structures.
• They have very small and few vacuoles.
• The meristematic tissue is living and thin-walled.
• The protoplasm of the cells is very dense.
• The meristematic tissues heal the wounds of an injured plant.
• The cells of the meristematic tissue are young and immature.
• They do not store food.
• They exhibit a very high metabolic activity.
• They possess a single, large and prominent nucleus.

Answer 2

Answer:

It has the ability to divide and is called meristematic tissue.