Plant Tissue (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards
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Definition of tissue
Definition of tissue
A group of similar cells with similar function
Three main types of plant tissue
Three main types of plant tissue
Dermal, Ground, Vascular
Function of dermal tissue
Function of dermal tissue
Protects the surface of plants
Functions of ground tissue
Functions of ground tissue
Food storage and photosynthesis
Function of vascular tissue
Function of vascular tissue
Transports materials around the plant
Two types of vascular tissue
Two types of vascular tissue
Xylem and Phloem
What xylem transports
What xylem transports
Water and minerals
Direction of xylem movement
Direction of xylem movement
Always upwards
What phloem transports
What phloem transports
Food (sugar and nutrients)
Direction of phloem movement
Direction of phloem movement
Upwards or downwards
Adaptation of dermal tissue
Adaptation of dermal tissue
Thickened cell wall
Ground tissue in leaves
Ground tissue in leaves
Mesophyll tissue
Function of stomata
Function of stomata
Openings for gas exchange
Why dermal tissue is transparent
Why dermal tissue is transparent
To allow light to reach ground tissue for photosynthesis
What photosynthesis produces
What photosynthesis produces
Glucose and oxygen