Plant Tissues - Effingham County Schools
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Plant Tissues
There are 3 tissue systems in plants:
• Dermal tissue
• Ground tissue
• Vascular tissue
What are tissues made of?
Tissues are a group of cells working together
to perform a certain function.
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Plant Tissues
Neighboring cells are often connected by
plasmodesmata.
Plasmodesmata are strands of cytoplasm that
pass through openings in cell walls and
connect living cells.
Label the Plant Tissues
Dermal Tissue
Acts similar to human skin.
Function:
Covers the outside of a plant, providing protection
in a variety of ways.
Details:
Epidermis is made of live parenchyma cells.
Can be made of dead parenchyma cells; makes the
outer bark of woody plants.
Cell types: Made of parenchyma cells
Ground Tissue
Surrounded by dermal tissue.
Function:
Provides support and stores materials in roots and
stems.
Details:
Makes up much of the inside of the plant.
Where you can find the chloroplasts in leaves.
Made of all three cell types. Parenchyma is most
common.
Vascular Tissue
Surrounded by ground tissue.
Function:
Transports water, mineral nutrients, and organic
compounds to all parts of the plant.
Details:
Made of two networks of hollow tubes.
Xylem and Phloem
Cell types in Xylem – Tracheid cells
and vessel elements
Cell types in Phloem –
Sieve tube elements, companion
cells
Xylem and Phloem
Similar to our veins and arteries.
Xylem: carries water and dissolved mineral
nutrients up from roots to the rest of the plant.
Phloem: the vascular tissue that carries the
products of photosynthesis through the plant.