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• Meristematic tissue


  Tissue made up of cells that undergo cell division
• Meristematic tissue


  • Found in the tips of roots and shoots (apical meristems)
  • Found along the length of stems and roots and is responsible for increase in girth (lateral meristems)
• Permanent tissue


  Tissue made up of cells that no longer divide
• Types of permanent tissue

  • Dermal tissue
  • Ground tissue
  • Vascular tissue
• Dermal tissue


  Protects plants and minimises water loss
• Epidermal tissue


  • Made of flattened cells that form the outer layer of stems and leaves
• Ground tissue


  All plant tissues that are not dermal or vascular
• Vascular tissue


  • Includes xylem tissue, which consists mainly of hollow dead cells with thick cell walls