There are two main types of plant tissues: meristematic and permanent tissues. Meristematic tissues are dividing tissues found in specific regions called meristems, including apical and lateral meristems. They are responsible for growth. Permanent tissues are mature tissues that stop dividing and perform specific functions. They can be simple, composed of a single cell type, or complex, composed of multiple cell types such as xylem and phloem tissues.

1. PLANT TISSUE
Tissues in plants that divide throughout their
life.
Plant tissues can be classified as:
Growing or Meristematic tissue
Permanent tissue

3. MERISTEMATIC TISSUE
The growth of plants occurs in certain
specific regions.
This is because the dividing tissue is known
as meristematic tissue.
Composed of actively dividing ceIIs,
responsible for the production of cells.
Capacity for division is restricted to certain
parts of the plant body called meristems.
Which are active throughout the life of the
plant body.

4. KINDS OF MERISTEMATIC TISSUE
• Apical meristems – found at the tip of stems &
roots.
• Lateral meristems – a.k.a. cambia
• Intercallary meristems – found at the bases of
young leaves & internodes.

5. PERMANENT TISSUE
Tissues that attained their mature form and
perform pacific functions.
They stop dividing
Types:
• Simple permanent tissues
• Complex permanent tissues

6. STRUCTURE OF EPIDERMIS

7. DIFFERENCE OF PERMANENT TISSUE AND COMPLEX
PERMANENT TISSUE
PERMANENT TISSUE
MERISTEMATIC
TISSUE
PERMANENT
TISSUE
1.Cells young
and
undifferentiated
1.Cell mature
and
differentiated
2.Cell keeps on
dividing
2.Cells do not
divide
3.Cells small
without
intercellular
spaces and
vacoules
3.Cells living or
non living living
cells,living cells
with intercellular
spacesandvacoule
4.Cell wall thin 4.Cell wall thick
COMPLEX PERMANENT TISSUE
SIMPLE TISSUE COMPLEX TISSUE
1.Formed of only
one type of cell
1.Formed of more
than one type of
cell
2.All cells perform
the same function
2.Different cells
carry out
different function
3.Three types Two types:
A.parenchyma A.xylem
B.Collenchyma B.phloem
C.sclerenchyma NONE
4.They provide
protection
4.They transport
water
mineral,sugar

8.  Structure of parenchyma, collenchyma
sclerenchyma

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