Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Specialised Plant Cells
- Palisade Mesophyll Cells
- Characteristics
- Found in upper part of the leaf
- Column like cells
packed with many
chloroplasts
- Function
- Traps sunlight
- Root Hair Cell
- Characteristics
- Long extension protruding out into the soil
- Found in the
young root
- Function
- Increases surface area so that it can absorb max. water and minerals
- Xylem
- Characteristics
- Found in the stem, leaves and roots
- Hardened cell wall
- Hollow with no
living contents
- Function
- Transports water and mineral ions
- Hardened cell wall gives
strength supporting the plant
- Phloem
- Characteristics
- End walls of cells perforated (pierced; make small holes in)
- Found in the stems,
leaves and roots
- Largely hollow inside
with small living cells
beside them
- Function
- Allows sugars to move through the plant and
the living cells provide energy for the
transport