Question

What is the function of meristematic tissue?

Answer 1

Meristematic tissue:

1. Meristematic tissue is plant tissue that may divide actively throughout its existence.
2. Meristematic tissues include live cells of various forms.
3. They have a big nucleus that is absent from the vacuole.
4. There is no intercellular gap between the cells.
5. Meristem is the location where these cells occur.
6. Meristematic tissue cells can actively divide to form specialized structures such as buds of leaves and flowers, terminals of roots and shoots, and so on.
7. These cells contribute to the plant's length and bulkiness.

Functions of meristematic tissue:

1. Meristematic tissue division results in the formation of new organs and their development.
2. Meristems actively split the tissues of the plant.
3. Meristematic tissue also generates secondary tissues such as wood and cork.
4. The plant develops through both primary (expansion) and secondary (thickness) growth. These are caused by meristematic tissue.
5. If root development is halted or the root tip is injured, the meristematic tissue restores the growth.