Tissue Meristematic Parenchyma Collenchyma Sclerenchyma Epidermis Cork
Cells Dense cytoplasm, Thin cell wall, Elongated, Dead, long, Living, Dead,
prominent nucleus, living, loosely living, highly narrow, continuous compactly
absent vacuole, thin arranged, thick at corners thickened due layer of cells, arranged, no
cell wall, living, large due to pectin to lignin, little to no space, flat space, suberin
constantly dividing, intercellular and cellulose, no intercellular cells, two cell deposition
active, no space, large highly packed space. wall the outer making it
intercellular space vacuole as thick walls. being thicker. impermeable.
Function Growing of plant as Stores food Provides Provides rigidity Transpiration, Protect the
constantly divides, flexibility and and strength, exchange of plant usually a
gives rise to mechanical makes it hard gases, prevent woody one
permanent tissue by strength and stiff water loss,
differentiating cells. injury, fungi
Location In the growing parts Whole plant Present in leaf Stems, vascular Forms the In the outer
of plant like stalk, stalk below the bundles, seed whole outer bark of plants
root, tip of shoot and epidermis coverings, pulp, covering of
root internodes. veins of leaves. plant
Types Apical (tip of shoot + Aerenchyma Sclerieds (stone Root
root) Intercalary (air cavities to cells polygonal) epidermis
(internodes) Lateral float) and fibres (dead containing
(stalk and roots). Chlorenchyma long, thick root hair
(chlorophyll) walled)
Special Primary growth- Universal Common in Commercial Outer layer First found
length permanent creepers in the tissue as preset called Cutin dead cells by
Secondary growth- tissue, first tendrils and in fibres like that adds Robert Hooke
width. Cells formed evolved, stalks linen, husk of extra in 1667
are like meristem relatively coconut. Stone protection. It
cells but mature to unspecialized cells are in pith is waxy, shiny
be part of other cells, most cortex, fleshly and
tissues. common part of fruit waterproof
Gymnosperms are non-flowering plants where companion cells are absent.