The types of ground tissue found in plants develop from meristem and consist of four simple tissues:
- Parenchyma (cells with thin primary walls that retain their protoplasm)
- Collenchyma (cells with thick primary walls that retain their protoplasm)
- Sclerenchyma (cells with lignified secondary walls that have lost their protoplasm at maturity, i.e. are 'dead')
- Chlorenchyma (containing chloroplasts)
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