1. 23.1 Specialized Tissues in Plants

2. Seed Plant Structure What are the 3 principal organs of seed plants?
Roots
Stems
Leaves

3. Plant Tissue Systems
Dermal Tissue- protective outer covering of a plant. (epidermis)
Brown=Dermal

4. Vascular Tissue Supports & transports water & nutrients.
Includes Xylem (water) & Phloem (food)
Vascular=
Red/Yellow

5. Ground Tissue Produces & stores sugars, & helps support Ground= grey
Parenchyma,
Collenchyma,
Sclerenchyma

6. Meristematic Tissue
Q: How do meristems differ from other plant tissue?
A: Meristems are regions of unspecialized cells in which mitosis produces new cells that are ready for differentiation.
Unspecialized cells responsible for continuing growth. (happy=growing).
Found on the tip of a
stem or root.(apical)