Plant cell organisation

Cards (10)

  • Epidermal tissue
    Covers whole plant
  • Palisade mesophyll tissue
    Where photosynthesis happens
  • Spongy mesophyll tissue
    in leaf contains big air space to allow gasses to diffuse in and out of cells
  • Xylem and phloem
    Transport things like water, mineral ions and foot around plant
  • Meristem tissue
    found at growing tips of shoots and roots able to differentiate into lots of different types of plant cell
  • Epidermal tissue is cover in waxy cuticle which helps reduce water loss by evaporation
  • The upper epidermis is transparent so light can pass through it
  • The palisade layer has lots of chloroplast and near top of leaf to get most light
  • Xylem and phloem form a network of vascular bundles which deliver water and other nutrients to entire leaf and take away glucose produced by photosynthesis and help support structure
  • Tissue is adapted for efficient gas exchange