plant cell structure

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  • epidermal tissue covers the whole plant
  • epidermal tissue are covered with waxy cuticle to help water loss from transpiration
  • palisade mesophyll tissue is where photosynthesis happens
  • the palisade has lots of chloroplasts so they get the most light
  • spongy mesophyll tissue contain big air spaces to let gas diffuse in and out
  • meristem tissue is found in the tips of shoots and roots and is able to differentiate into any type of plant cell