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PLANT TISSUES - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Dead thick walled cells with no intercellular spaces
        
        Mechanical Support and strength
    - - Living thickened cell walls due to pectin, very little intercellular spaces
        
        Mechanical support and flexibility
    - - Living thin walled cells, large intercellular spaces
        
        mechanical support and storage of nutrients
        
        Aerenchyma
        
        Air spaces present, provides bouyancy
        
        Chlorenchyma
        
        Contains Chloroplast
  - - - Xylem
        
        Xylem Parenchyma
        
        Living, Stores food
        
        Xylem Fibres
        
        Dead, mechanical support
        
        Vessels
        
        Dead, Transportation
        
        Tracheid
        
        Dead Cells transporting water and minerals
      - Phloem
        
        Sieve Tube
        
        Living, Food Transportation
        
        Companion Cell
        
        Living, Help sieve tube in transport
        
        Phloem Parenchyma
        
        Living, stores food
        
        Phloem Fibres
        
        Dead, Mechanical Support