Students should be able to explain how the structures of plant tissues are related to their functions.
Plant tissues include:
- epidermal tissues
- palisade mesophyll
- spongy mesophyll
- xylem and phloem
- meristem tissue found at the growing tips of shoots and roots.
The leaf is a plant organ. Knowledge limited to epidermis, palisade and spongy mesophyll, xylem and phloem, and guard cells surrounding stomata.