Question

Which best matches the plant tissue to its function?
Vascular tissue transports materials from the environment into the plant.
Dermal tissue produces and stores the plant’s food until it is needed.
Meristem tissue uses energy from the sun to produce food for the plant.
Ground tissue is the outermost plant tissue that prevents water loss.

Answer 1

None of the four statements is correct.

Correct matches:
- Vascular tissue — transports water, minerals and sugars within the plant (xylem and phloem).
- Dermal tissue — outer protective layer (epidermis) that prevents water loss and protects against pathogens.
- Ground tissue — site of photosynthesis, storage and support (parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma).
- Meristem tissue — regions of actively dividing cells responsible for growth (apical and lateral meristems).

Brief corrections to each given statement:
- Vascular tissue does not primarily move materials from the environment into the plant; it moves materials through the plant.
- Dermal tissue does not produce and store food; ground tissue stores food.
- Meristem tissue does not use sunlight to make food; photosynthetic ground tissues do.
- Ground tissue is not the outermost tissue preventing water loss; that is dermal tissue.