MERISTEMATIC TISSUES

PERMANENT TISSUES

Cells are metabolically active and they grow and divide rapidly

Cells have low metabolic rate and they do not divide usually

Cells are small and are not differentiated

Cells are large and differentiated

Cells are spherical or polygonal

Cells are of any shape

Dense cytoplasm without vacuoles

Vacuoles are present

No intercellular spaces

Intercellular spaces are present

Thin and elastic cell wall

Thin or thick cell wall

Large and prominent nucleus

Nucleus not prominent

Cells are living

Cells may be living or dead

They form simple tissues

They can be simple or complex tissues

Responsible for growth of the plant

Responsible for support, conduction, storage, protection, photosynthesis etc.

 

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CA Maninder Singh is a Chartered Accountant for the past 14 years and a teacher from the past 18 years. He teaches Science, Economics, Accounting and English at Teachoo