What is a meristematic tissue? State its different types. Show their
Location in a diagram of plant body. Give classification of merister
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Biology > Tissues > Meristematic Tissue
TissuesMeristematic Tissue
Have seen plants grow from small saplings to bigger plants and then trees? Don’t you think they generally grow from the top? Yes, they do. There are some specialized cells in plants that are not differentiated and help in the growth of the plants. These cells in a plant can be young and have the ability to divide continuously. There is a special name for these cells, which are called the meristem cells. The tissue that these meristem cells form in plants is called
Meristematic tissue or meristems, as they are also called are tissues that have the ability to enlarge, stretch and differentiate into other types of cells as they mature. The cells of this tissue are generally young and immature, with the power of continuous division.
Meristematic cells are all living cells. The meristematic cells can be oval or rounded or polygonal in shape. They have a large nucleus with no vacuoles. Intercellular space between cells is absent. The cells are also small in size but have a high capacity of cell division.
MERISTEMATIC TISSUE are the simple living tissue having thin walled compactly arranged immature cells which are capable of division and formation of new cells
Explanation:
classification(on the basis of location)
- Apical meristem is present at the growingtips of stems and roots and increases thelength of the stem and the root.
- The girth of the stem or root increases due to lateral meristem (cambium).
- Intercalary meristem seen in some plants is located near the node.
