Biological Tissue - Plant Tissues

Plant Tissues

Examples of tissue in other multicellular organisms are vascular tissue in plants, such as xylem and phloem. Plant tissues are categorized broadly into three tissue systems: the epidermis, the ground tissue, and the vascular tissue. Together they are often referred to as biomass.

  • Epidermis - Cells forming the outer surface of the leaves and of the young plant body.
  • Vascular tissue - The primary components of vascular tissue are the xylem and phloem. These transport fluid and nutrients internally.
  • Ground tissue - Ground tissue is less differentiated than other tissues. Ground tissue manufactures nutrients by photosynthesis and stores reserve nutrients.

Plant tissues can also be divided differently into two types:

  1. Meristematic tissues
  2. Permanent tissues.

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