Question

categorize the following descriptions and examples as representative of either simple or complex tissues.
blue boxes: periderm, xylem, sclerenchyma, made up of 1 cell type, parenchyma, collenchyma, made up of 2 or more cell types, epidermis, phloem
columns: simple tissue, complex tissue
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Explanation:

To categorize, we use the definitions: Simple tissues are made of 1 cell type; Complex tissues are made of 2 or more cell types.

• Simple Tissue:
• Parenchyma, Collenchyma, Sclerenchyma (these are simple plant tissues, each with one cell type), and "Made up of 1 cell type" (defines simple tissue), and Epidermis (a simple tissue in plants, single - layered, one cell type mainly).
• Complex Tissue:
• Xylem, Phloem (vascular tissues with multiple cell types like tracheids, vessels in xylem; sieve tubes, companion cells in phloem), and "Made up of 2 or more cell types" (defines complex tissue).

Answer:

SIMPLE TISSUE

• Parenchyma
• Collenchyma
• Sclerenchyma
• Made up of 1 cell type
• Epidermis

COMPLEX TISSUE

• Xylem
• Phloem
• Made up of 2 or more cell types