Mention the main characteristic features of meristematic tissues, and state where we find such tissues in plants. Give the function of the meristematic tissues.
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Answer:
Meristematic tissue has a number of defining features, including small cells, thin cell walls, large cell nuclei, absent or small vacuoles, and no intercellular spaces.
We can find meristematic tissue on root and shoot apex so also known as root apical meristem and shoot apical meristem.
we can also find them on nodes.They are found at all growth sites.
Function of meristematic tissues are:
vertical growth
lateral growth of plant
Answer:
The main characteristics of meristematic tissues are as follows:
(i) The cells are small
(ii) The cells are almost without vacuoles.
(iii) The nuclei are large and conspicuous.
(iv) The cells actively divide to add new cells.
(v) The cell-walls are thin.
Meristematic tissues are found at all the growing points in a plant, like the tip of roots , stems and branches .
The only function of meristematic tissues is to produce more cells leading to the growth of the plant body .