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    Meristematic Tissues - Plant Cell Bab 2

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    Plant cells contain two types of meristematic tissues: apical and lateral meristems. Apical meristems are located at the tips of roots and shoots and provide cells for future growth. They give rise to organs like leaves and flowers. Lateral meristems consist of vascular and cork cambium and are responsible for secondary growth and increasing the girth of the plant. Meristematic cells are small, thin-walled cells that are actively dividing to facilitate growth.

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    Plant cells contain two types of meristematic tissues: apical and lateral meristems. Apical meristems are located at the tips of roots and shoots and provide cells for future growth. They give rise to organs like leaves and flowers. Lateral meristems consist of vascular and cork cambium and are responsible for secondary growth and increasing the girth of the plant. Meristematic cells are small, thin-walled cells that are actively dividing to facilitate growth.

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    Plant cells contain two types of meristematic tissues: apical and lateral meristems. Apical meristems are located at the tips of roots and shoots and provide cells for future growth. They give rise to organs like leaves and flowers. Lateral meristems consist of vascular and cork cambium and are responsible for secondary growth and increasing the girth of the plant. Meristematic cells are small, thin-walled cells that are actively dividing to facilitate growth.

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    Meristematic Tissues - Plant Cell Bab 2

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    Plant cells contain two types of meristematic tissues: apical and lateral meristems. Apical meristems are located at the tips of roots and shoots and provide cells for future growth. They give rise to organs like leaves and flowers. Lateral meristems consist of vascular and cork cambium and are responsible for secondary growth and increasing the girth of the plant. Meristematic cells are small, thin-walled cells that are actively dividing to facilitate growth.

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    Plant cells

    Meristematic tissues
    Meristematic tissues
    Consist of small cells
    which have thin walls,
    large nuclei, dense
    cytoplasm and no
    vacuole.
    Consist of young and
    actively dividing cells which
    have not undergone
    differentiation.
    Apical meristem Located at the tips of roots and shoots.

    ROOT APICAL MERISTEMS


    Provides the meristematic cells of the future roots growth.

    SHOOT APICAL MERISTEMS


    Give rise to organs like leaves and flowers.
    LATERAL MERISTEMS cOnsist of vascular and cork cambium

    VASCULAR CAMBIUM
    Internal growth in girth with involves secondary tissues (xylem and phloem)
    CORK CAMBIUM
    External girth growth beyond the phloem area.
    Characteristic of meristematic cells

    Size and shape of meristematic cells varies.


    Intercellular space generally absent in meristematic
    tissu.
    Meristematic cells do not undergo secondary
    thickening.
    Vacuole usually absent, if present very small.
    Function of meristematic tissues

    Undergone mitosis to increase the number of cells for


    growth (APICAL MERISTEMS)
    Responsible for secondary growth to support plant
    (LATERAL MERISTEMS)

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