Chapter Overview
This chapter explains the internal structure and functional organization of higher plants. It covers the types of plant tissues, tissue systems, anatomy of dicot and monocot roots, stems, and leaves. The chapter also introduces secondary growth in dicots and the structure of the vascular cambium and cork cambium.
Important Keywords
- Meristematic Tissue: Tissue with actively dividing cells.
- Permanent Tissue: Tissues that have lost the ability to divide.
- Simple Tissue: Composed of similar cells; includes parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma.
- Complex Tissue: Made of different types of cells; includes xylem and phloem.
- Epidermis: Outermost protective layer of cells in plants.
- Vascular Bundle: A part of transport system in plants – includes xylem and phloem.
- Secondary Growth: Increase in girth due to activity of lateral meristems.
- Cambium: A meristem that contributes to secondary growth.
- Dicot/Monocot: Types of flowering plants classified by the number of cotyledons.
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