STRUCTURE OF A CELL 1. Plasma Membrane and Cell Wall 2.

Cytoplasm and Organelles The cytoplasm serves as the general storage and working area of the cell. It contains the following structural bodies: a. Endoplasmic reticulum a.1 Rough endoplasmic reticulum a.2 Smooth endoplasmic reticulum b. Mitochondria c. Golgi apparatus d. Lysosomes e. Centrioles f. Plastids f.1 chloroplasts contain green pigments chlorophyll! which traps light for photosynthesis. f.2 chromoplasts " contain red# yellow# and orange pigments characteristics of carrots# flowers# tomatoes# etc. f.$ leucoplasts " contain pigments for colorless appearance# e.g. starch grains in rice# potatoes# radish. g. Vacuoles h. Microfilaments and microtubules $. Nucleus The nucleus has the following parts: a. Nuclear Membrane b. Nucleoplasm b.1 nucleolus b.2 chromosomes

PLANT T SSUES % tissue is composed of a group of vegetative cells with one or more specific functions. &lant tissues are of two kinds based on their state of development. 1. Mer!stemat!c t!ssues "!nds o# Mer!stems$ The meristems are of the following types based on the position or location in the plant's body. a. %pical meristems. b. (ateral meristems

2. Permanent t!ssues "!nds o# Permanent T!ssues$ The permanent tissues are of two types based on the number of cell types or kinds of cells present: a. Simple permanent tissues The simple permanent tissues are the following: 1. )pidermis 2. &arenchyma $. *ollenchyma +. Schlerenchyma ,. *ork b. *omple- permanent tissues

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