Write the functions for the following tissues
Sclerenchyma
Xylem
Phloem
Epidermis
Fibres
Cork
Answers
☯Sclerenchyma ▶
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Sclerenchyma, in plants, support tissue composed of any of various kinds of hard woody cells. Mature sclerenchyma cells are usually dead cells that have heavily thickened secondary walls containing lignin. Unlike collenchyma, mature cells of this tissue are generally dead and have thick walls containing lignin.
☯Xylem▶
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Xylem, plant vascular tissue that conveys water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant and also provides physical support. Xylem tissue consists of a variety of specialized, water-conducting cells known as tracheary elements.
☯Phloem▶
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Phloem, also called bast, tissues in plants that conduct foods made in the leaves to all other parts of the plant. Phloem is composed of various specialized cells called sieve tubes, companion cells, phloem fibres, and phloem parenchyma cells.
☯Fibres▶
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A fibre is a thin thread of a natural or artificial substance, especially one that is used to make cloth or rope. If you look at the paper under a microscope you will see the fibres. ... Fibre consists of the parts of plants or seeds that your body cannot digest.
☯Cork▶
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Cork is the second largest city in Ireland, located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city's boundary in 2019, its population is c. 210,000.