Tissues NCERT Solution, study material, CBSE Notes

Name any two simple and two complex permanent tissues in plants

Simple: Parenchyma/collenchyma/sclerenchyma

Complex: Phloem/xylem.

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