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Plant Tissues and Anatomy — Biology STD 11 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBiologyPlant Tissues and Anatomy3 Marks
Question
Explain the term ground tissue.
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Answer

Ground tissue:
  1. All the plant tissues excluding epidermal and vascular tissue is ground tissue.
  2. It is made up of simple permanent tissue e.g. parenchyma.
  3. It is present in cortex, pericycle, pith and medullary rays in the primary stem and root.
  4. Collenchyma and sclerenchyma in the hypodermis and chloroplasts containing mesophyll tissue in leaves is also ground tissue.

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