Class IX : Biology

Chapter : Tissues
Chapter Notes

Key learnings:

1) Tissue is a group of specialized cells with similar structure and

performing a common function.

2) Tissues ensure division of labour in multi-cellular organisms.

3) The tissues present in plants and animals are different owing to

variations in their body organization and mode of living.

4) Plants show two main types of tissues – meristematic tissues and

permanent tissues.

5) Meristematic tissues may be apical, lateral or intercalary, depending

on their location in the plant.

6) Permanent tissues are classified into simple and complex tissues.

Simple tissue shows only one type of cells whereas complex tissue
consists of more than one type of cells, functioning as a unit.

7) Three types of simple permanent tissues are parenchyma, collenchyma

and sclerenchyma.
8) Parenchyma is a supporting and storing tissue, composed of
unspecialized, thin-walled cells with large intercellular spaces.

9) Collenchyma cells are elongated, with irregularly thickened cell walls.

It provides mechanical support and elasticity to the plant.

10) The main supporting tissue, sclerenchyma, consists of long and

narrow cells with thick, lignified cell walls.

11) Parenchyma and collenchyma are living tissues whereas

sclerenchyma is a dead tissue.

12) Epidermis is the outer protective covering of the plant and is

usually layered by cuticle.

13) Stomatal pores, present in the epidermis, are essential for

transpiration and gaseous exchange.

14) In older plants, many layered cork is seen, made up of dead and
compactly arranged cells.

15) Xylem and phloem are important types of complex tissues in

plants.

16) Xylem is composed of tracheids, vessels, xylem parenchyma

and xylem fibres. It conducts water and minerals from roots to aerial
parts of the plant.
 17) Phloem consists of sieve tubes, companion cells, phloem fibres
and phloem parenchyma. It transports food from leaves and storage
organs to all other parts of the plant.

18) Animal tissues are grouped into 4 basic types – epithelial,

connective, muscular and nervous tissue.

19) Epithelial tissues are the covering or protective tissues which act
as a barrier between the various systems of the body. It rests on a
basement membrane and is composed of tightly packed cells.

20) Based on the shape and function of its cells, epithelial tissue is
subdivided further into squamous, cuboidal, columnar, ciliated and
glandular.
Epithelium Shape of cells Function
type
Squamous Thin and flat Protection
Cuboidal Cubical Absorption, secretion and
mechanical support
Columnar Elongated Absorption and secretion
Ciliated Cubical or columnar cells Moving materials, like mucus,
with cilia. forward.
Glandular Glands formed from Secretion
cuboidal or columnar cells.

21) Connective tissue is the binding and supporting tissue of the

animal body. Matrix forms the main bulk of this tissue, whereas the
cells are loosely spaced and less in number.
22) Blood, bone, ligament, tendon, cartilage, areolar tissue and
adipose tissue are important connective tissues present in our body.

23) Blood is a fluid connective tissue, composed of plasma and cells,

and plays a significant role in the process of transportation.

24) Functions of protection, providing skeletal framework and

anchoring are carried out by the strong and hard bone tissue.

25) Ligaments connect bones to bones whereas tendons connect

bones to muscles.

26) Cartilage provides support and flexibility to the body parts.

27) Areolar tissue repairs the injured tissues and fills spaces within
organs.

28) Adipose tissue serves as a fat reservoir and also carries out the
function of insulation.

29) All movements in our body are brought about by the muscular
tissue through the contraction and relaxation of their contractile
proteins.
 30) Depending on their structure and function, the muscles may be
striated, smooth or cardiac muscles.

Striated Smooth Cardiac

Shape of Long, cylindrical, Spindle-shaped Cylindrical,
cells unbranched branched
Striations Present Absent Present
Control Voluntary Involuntary Involuntary
Number and position Multinucleate and Uninucleate and Uninucleate and
of nuclei peripheral central central

31) Nervous tissue is present in the brain, spinal cord and nerves.

32) Neuron is made up of cell body, dendrites and axon.

33) Neurons are specialized to receive and conduct impulses rapidly.

Top definitions

1) Tissues - A group of specialized cells with similar structure,

working together to perform a common function.

2) Mersitematic tissue – Tissue made up of actively dividing cells,

present in the growing areas of the plant body.

3) Apical mersitem – Meristem present at the growing tips of stem

and root that causes the stem and root to increase in length.
4) Lateral meristem – Meristem located on the lateral portion of the
plant and responsible for increasing the girth of its stem and root.

5) Intercalary meristem – Meristem found between already

differentiated tissues, in locations such as the base of leaves or
internode.

6) Permanent tissue – A well-differentiated plant tissue derived from

meristematic tissue, which has lost its ability to divide.

7) Differentiation – The process by which a cell attains a permanent

shape, size and function.

8) Simple permanent tissue – A permanent tissue composed of only

one cell type.

9) Complex permanent tissue – A permanent tissue composed of

more than one type of cells which coordinate to perform a common
function.

10) Chlorenchyma - Parenchyma whose cells contain chloroplasts and

hence performs photosynthesis.

11) Aerenchyma - Parenchyma containing large air cavities, providing

buoyancy to aquatic plants and allowing the circulation of gases.

12) Xylem – The complex tissue that conducts water and minerals in
vascular plants and composed of tracheids, vessels, fibers, and
parenchyma.
13) Phloem – The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting
of sieve tubes, companion cells, fibers and parenchyma.

14) Epidermis - The outermost, protective layer of cells covering the

surface of a plant.

15) Stratified epithelium - An epithelium composed of multiple layers

of cells, with only the basal layer being in contact with the
basement membrane.

16) Ligament – A fibrous connective tissue that connects (or binds)

bones to bones.

17) Tendon – A fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to

muscles.

18) Voluntary muscles – Muscles which can be controlled according to

our will.

19) Involuntary muscles – Muscles which are not under the control of
the will.

20) Multinucleate cell – Cell containing more than one nucleus.

21) Uninucleate cell – Cell containing only one nucleus.

22) Neuron – A cell of the nervous system specialized to conduct

nerve impulses and made up of cell body, axon and dendrites.
23) Impulse – An electrical signal transmitted along a nerve fibre in
response to a stimulus.

Top diagrams

Fig: Location of meristematic tissues in plant body

 Fig: Section of stem

Fig: Transverse section of parenchyma tissue

Fig: Longitudinal section of Parenchyma tissue

Fig: Transverse section of Collenchyma Tissue

 Fig: Longitudinal section of Collenchyma

Fig: Transverse section of Sclerenchyma tissue

Fig: Longitudinal section of Sclerenchyma tissue

Fig: Lateral view of Guard cells

Fig: Surface view of Guard & Epidermal cells

Fig: Tracheid
 Fig: Vessel

Fig: Xylem parenchyma

 Fig: Section of Phloem

Fig: Squamous epithelium

Fig: Cuboidal epithelium

Fig: Columnar (Ciliated) epithelium

Fig: Stratified squamous epithelium

Fig: Areolar connective tissue

 Fig: Adipose tissue

Fig: Compact bone tissue

Fig: Hyaline cartilage

 Fig: Types of blood cells

Fig: Types of muscle fibres

Fig: Neuron