Plant Tissue

Plant Tissue

Plant tissues are of two types: meristematic and permanent tissues.

Meristematic tissue is a living tissue, located at specific places on plant body. It is the only tissue able to divide.

• Primary Meristem : arises from the embryo

• Secondary meristem: develops from the primary meristem

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A permanent tissue has lost its ability to divide.

Meristem tissue is a permanent tissue

• True

• False

• Maybe

Based on position in plant body, the types of meristem tissues are

• Apical Meristem

• Intercalary meristem

• Lateral meristem

Apical Meristem tissue leads to the primary growth of the plants

• The tissue is present at the growing roots and shoots of the plant body.

• It helps in primary growth of the plant.

Intercalary Meristem tissue is located in leaves and internodes

• It is seen in grass and monocot plants

• It is a part of apical meristem, which is left behind.

• It helps in increasing length of the plant.

Lateral Meristem is in stems and roots of plants.

• It increases the thickness of the plant, called as secondary growth.

• Vascular cambium and cork cambium are types of lateral meristem.

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Plant grows in height due to

• Lateral meristem

• Intercalary meristem

• Apical meristem

Multiple Choice

While making bonsai, the _____________ meristem is removed from the plant.

• Apical and Intercalary

• Lateral and Apical

• Intercalary and Lateral

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Cells of meristem tissue are continually dividing. Hence they would lack

• Nucleus

• Large vacuole

• Cell wall

• Plastids