PLANT%20TISSUES:%20VASCULAR%20TISSUES

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PLANT TISSUESVASCULAR TISSUES

• The Circulatory
• System of Plants!

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The Vascular System

• For plants to survive, they must
• take in nutrients water from environment
• transport water up to the leaves, and glucose
  back down for storage
• The plants vascular system is their circulatory
  system designed to transport materials within
  the plant!

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Plant Tissues (Cont)

• Ground Tissue
• The internal non-vascular tissues are called the
  parenchyma (think flesh of a watermelon)
• Could be specialized for storage, support,
  photosynthesis, etc.

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Plant Tissues (Cont)

• Meristematic Tissue
• Cells that can rapidly divide by Mitosis? produce
  all growth in plants
• Apical Meristems are found at the tips of stems,
  roots, in rings around the stems of larger
  plants, etc.

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Plant Tissues (Cont)

• Dermal Tissue
• Cells that protect the outer layers of a plant
  epidermis is the outermost layer.
• These cells protect plants from disease
  predators, and prevent water loss (Cuticle).
• Cork protects inner tissues from injury.

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Plant Tissues (Cont)

• Vascular Tissue
• Cells that specialize in transport of water
  other substances among cells
• Two types of tissues
• Xylem
• Phloem

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Vascular Tissues (Cont)

• Xylem
• water-conducting cells - from roots up to rest of
  the plant
• after maturation, these cells die leaving
  thick-walled, hollow cells that are pitted or
  open at the ends ? ideal for water transfer

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Vascular Tissues (Cont)

• Phloem
• food-conducting cells - from one part of plant to
  another (mostly down towards roots)
• these living cells have large pores at their ends
  and share cytoplasm? ideal for food transfer

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Xylem and Phloem Compared