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Meristematic tissues

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Before you start you should know
  • all organisms are made of cells;

  • cells overlap in the basic life processes;

  • a plant cell has chloroplasts, cell wall and vacuoles.

You will learn
  • identify plant tissues;

  • discuss the basic functions of individual plant tissues;

  • show the relationship between the structure of tissues and the function they perform;

  • to conduct microscopic observation of plant tissues.

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Nagranie dźwiękowe dotyczące tkanek twórczych

Plants grow throughout their lives. Responsible for their growth are meristematic tissuesMeristematic tissuesmeristematic tissues made of small cells with thin walls and large cellular nuclei. These cells have non‑ligneous walls and a small volume, and therefore are capable of continuos division. The daughter cells of meristem cells give rise to all the tissues that build the plant's body.

Meristematic tissues growth occurs in cones at the top of the stem and at the end of the root. The effect of cell divisions taking place in stem growth cone and root growth cone is that the plant extends. In perennial plants – trees and shrubs– there is also a meristem called cambium, which is below the surface of the stem and root. Thanks to it, the plants grow in thickness.

Task 1

Before you watch the animation „Root meristems”, Write down the research question and the hypothesis. Make notes while watching the animation, and finally make conclusions.

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Wybierz jedno zagadnienie opisane w abstrakcie. Poszerz swoją wiedzę na jego temat, szukając dodatkowych informacji w dostępnych ci źródłach (np. w internecie, encyklopedii lub specjalistycznych publikacjach).
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Film przedstawia tworzenie merystemów korzennych, root meristems. Na ekranie wypustka tkanki twórczej, składająca się z komórek, meristem cells. Na wierzchołku komórki nasadowe chronią merystem, root cap cells protects the meristem. Komórki, które pochodzą z tkanki merystematycznej przekształcają się w miąższ, naskórek lub komórki przewodzące, cell that originate from meristematic tissue and transform into parenchyma, epidermis or conductive cells.
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Exercise 1
Put missing words into the gaps. The meristem cell is adapted to frequent {uzupełnij} and producing {uzupełnij} cells. The division is easy when the cell has {uzupełnij} volume and thin cell {uzupełnij}. Cell division begins with the cell nucleus because it contains {uzupełnij}. Możliwe odpowiedz: divisions, descendant, small, wall, genetic material
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Exercise 2
The daughter cells of these cells give rise to all the tissues that build the plant's body. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. meristematic tissues, 2. epidermal tissues, 3. vascular tissues

Summary

  • The body of plants is filled with tissues, i.e. assemblies of cells with a similar structure specialized to perform specific functions.

  • Meristematic tissues have a constant ability to divide and are responsible for the growth of the plant in length and thickness.

Keywords

tissue, plant tissue, meristems

Glossary

Meristematic tissues
Meristematic tissues
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Nagranie dźwiękowe słówka meristematic tissues

tkanki twórcze – tkanki roślinne, których komórki są zdolne do podziałów komórkowych; powstające w ich wyniku komórki potomne tworzą tkanki stałe