Differentiate between meristematic and permanent tissues in plants.
| Meristematic | Permanent tissues |
| They are small, cubical cells covered by thin cell walls. | Thin living cells or thick dead cells |
| Intercellular spaces are absent. | Intercellular spaces which are either present or absent |
| Vacuoles are small, sometimes almost absent. | Less dense cytoplasm where single large vacuole is embedded |
| They are young cells with dividing capacity. Thus they help plants to divide throughout the life | Lost the Capacity to divide |
