The tissue associated with conduction of water, minerals and food materials in plants are called vascular tissue. Plants with a well-developed conductive system are thus called as ‘vascular plants’. Vascular plants are also known as ‘Tracheophyta’ (‘trachaea’ = vessels, a component of xylem, ‘phyta’= plants). The vascular systems in plants […]
Parenchyma vs Collenchyma Parenchyma and Collenchyma are the Simple tissue System in Plants. The present post describes the similarities and differences between Parenchyma and Collenchyma Similarities between Parenchyma and Collenchyma Ø Both parenchyma and collenchyma are simple permanent tissues in the plants. Ø Both are differentiated cells. Ø Both are […]
Protophloem vs Metaphloem Vascular bundles (fascicles) are the component of the stelar system in higher plants and their main function is the conduction of water, minerals and food materials. Typically, a vascular bundle composed of xylem and phloem arranged together as bundles. In a young stem, both in dicots and […]
Vessels and tracheids are the components of xylem, the water and minerals conducting tissue in plants. Vessels and tracheids are jointly known as the tracheary elements of the xylem. Even though, both vessels and tracheids show functional similarities, they do possess some striking differences. The present post describes the similarities […]
Xylem vs Phloem Xylem and Phloem are the components of the vascular tissue system in plants. In the young parts of the stem, the xylem and phloem are together organized as vascular bundles. Both xylem and phloem are complex tissues which composed of more than one types of cells. The […]