The
plant
cell
,Tissues
, Meristematic tissue
•Undifferentiated tissue
•contains actively dividing cells that result in formation of other tissue types (e.g. vascular, dermal or ground tissue
•Apical meristematic tissue is found in buds and growing tips of plants.
•Makes plants grow taller or longer
•Lateral meristematic tissue make the plant grow thicker
• Lateral meristems occur in woody trees and plants.
•Examples of lateral meristematic tissue include the vascular cambium that results in the rings you see in trees, and cork
cambium or 'bark' found on the outside of trees.
Structural adaptation Function
Cells are small, spherical This allows for close packing of a large number of cells.
or polygonal in shape.
Vacuoles are very small Vacuoles provide rigidity to cells thus preventing rapid division.
or completely absent.
Large amount of The lack of organelles is a feature of an undifferentiated cell. Large
cytoplasm and a large amount of nuclear material contains the DNA necessary for division and
nucleus. differentiation.
plant
cell
,Tissues
, Meristematic tissue
•Undifferentiated tissue
•contains actively dividing cells that result in formation of other tissue types (e.g. vascular, dermal or ground tissue
•Apical meristematic tissue is found in buds and growing tips of plants.
•Makes plants grow taller or longer
•Lateral meristematic tissue make the plant grow thicker
• Lateral meristems occur in woody trees and plants.
•Examples of lateral meristematic tissue include the vascular cambium that results in the rings you see in trees, and cork
cambium or 'bark' found on the outside of trees.
Structural adaptation Function
Cells are small, spherical This allows for close packing of a large number of cells.
or polygonal in shape.
Vacuoles are very small Vacuoles provide rigidity to cells thus preventing rapid division.
or completely absent.
Large amount of The lack of organelles is a feature of an undifferentiated cell. Large
cytoplasm and a large amount of nuclear material contains the DNA necessary for division and
nucleus. differentiation.
