Plant Tissues

This tissue covers the outside of a plant in a single layer of cells called the epidermis.

• Dermal tissue

• Meristematic tissue

• Ground tissue

• Vascular tissue

This tissue makes up much of the interior of a plant and carries out basic metabolic functions. In stems, it provides support and may store food or water. In roots, it may also store food.

• Dermal tissue

• Ground tissue

• Meristematic tissue

• Vascular tissue

This tissue runs through the ground tissue inside a plant. It is made up of vessels that transport water, minerals, and nutrients through the plant.

• Dermal tissue

• Ground tissue

• Meristematic tissue

• Vascular tissue

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This vessel makes up part of the vascular tissue of a plant. It carries water and dissolved ions from the roots to the stems and leaves.

• Meristem

• Xylem

• Cambium

• Phloem

This vessel carries dissolved sugars from the leaves to all other parts of the plant.

• Meristem

• Xylem

• Cambium

• Phloem

Epidermal cells secrete a waxy substance called _____, which coats, waterproofs, and protects the above-ground parts of plants.

• Dermis

• Stomata

• Cuticle

• Phloem

Within the epidermis, thousands of pairs of bean-shaped cells called ________, swell and shrink by osmosis to open and close tiny pores which control the exchange of gases and the release of water vapor.

• stomata

• guard cells

• Schwann cells

• prokaryotic cells

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Within the epidermis, thousands of pairs of bean-shaped cells swell and shrink to open and close _______, which are tiny pores that control the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide gases and the release of water vapor.

• stomata

• stamen

• stigma

• style

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This type of tissue is capable of cell division (mitosis).

• Ground tissue

• Vascular tissue

• Dermal tissue

• Meristematic tissue

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This structure produces male gametes (pollen) for sexual reproduction.

• filament

• anther

• stigma

• stamen