Cell Specialization and Multicellular Organisms

A group of cells that are similar in structure and/or work together to achieve a particular function forms a tissue.

Division of labour allows cells to specialize in specific functions, leading to efficient performance of those functions.

Muscle cells contract and relax to cause movement, while nerve cells carry messages.

<p>In plants, vascular tissues conduct food and water from one part of the plant to other parts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Blood flows to transport oxygen, food, hormones, and waste material.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plants are stationary with a large quantity of supportive tissue, while animals move around and contain mostly living tissues. Plants have limited growth regions, while animals have more uniform cell growth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plants have a large quantity of supportive tissue to remain upright since they are stationary and don't move.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The growth in plants is limited to certain regions, while in animals, there is no demarcation of dividing and nondividing regions, and cell growth is more uniform.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Meristematic tissues are responsible for the growth of plants as they are the dividing tissues located only in specific regions where growth occurs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The structural organisation of organs and organ systems is far more specialised and localised in complex animals than even in very complex plants, reflecting the different modes of life pursued by these two major groups of organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers