Life Sciences Grade 10 Worksheet 1 Plant Tissues

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HOME SCHOOLING SELF-STUDY WORKSHEET 1
LIFE SCIENCES GRADE 10 DATE 09/04
SUBJECT
PLANT TISSUES TERM 1  TERM 2
TOPIC REVISION CONTENT
TIME 45 MINUTES
ALLOCATION TIPS TO KEEP HEALTHY
Use the following resources to
INSTRUCTIONS answer the worksheet: 1. WASH YOUR HANDS thoroughly with soap
• Textbook and water for at least 20 seconds. Alternatively,
• Notes provided on plant use hand sanitizer with an alcohol content of at
tissues least 60%.
2. PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING – keep a
distance of 1m away from other people.
3. PRACTISE GOOD RESPIRATORY
HYGIENE: cough or sneeze into your elbow or
tissue and dispose of the tissue immediately
after use.
4. TRY NOT TO TOUCH YOUR FACE. The
virus can be transferred from your hands to your
nose, mouth and eyes. It can then enter your
body and make you sick.
5. STAY AT HOME.
1 Compiled by P.N. Dlamini (SES Life Sciences)@ COVID-19 Action Plan

Grade 10 Life Sciences Worksheet 1 Plant Tissues
Activity 2: Choose the letter that corresponds to the most correct answer:
2.1 . What kind of tissue can parenchyma tissue be described as being?
a) simple tissue
b) complex tissue
c) xylem
d) phloem
2.2 . Which of the following is not a simple tissue?
a) xylem
b) parenchyma
c) collenchyma
d) sclerenchyma
2.3. What is the key difference between meristematic and permanent tissue?
a) The ability to conduct photosynthesis
b) The ability to divide
c) The ability to move
d) The complexity to perform a function

2.4 Which type of tissue has ligniﬁed walls?
a) Parenchyma
b) Collenchyma
c) Sclerenchyma
d) Cambium
2.5 Thando was shown two slides of plant tissues: parenchyma and sclerenchyma. Which of
the features given below would be crucial in identifying sclerenchyma?
a) Location of nucleus
b) Size of cells
c) Thickness of cell walls
d) Position of vacuoles (5 x2) (10)
Activity 3- study the diagrams below and answer the questions that follow
3.1 Identify tissue A and B (2)
3.2 Tabulate TWO observable differences between tissue A and B (5)
(7)

Activity 4 Identify and state the function of each tissue
(4 X 2) (8)

Activity 5- Fill in the worksheet below
5.1 Explain the statement ‘Tissues exhibit division of labour’. Give examples.
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5.2. Why do plants have more dead tissues compared to animals?
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5.3. List the characteristics of meristematic tissues.
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5.4 What are the key features which allow you to tell that a tissue type is collenchyma?
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5.5. Why do meristematic cells lack vacuoles?
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1 Compiled by P.N. Dlamini (SES Life Sciences)@ COVID-19 Action Plan

2.1 . What kind of tissue can parenchyma tissue be described as being?

2.2 . Which of the following is not a simple tissue?

a) The ability to conduct photosynthesis

b) The ability to divide

c) The ability to move

d) The complexity to perform a function

2 Compiled by P.N. Dlamini (SES Life Sciences)@ COVID-19 Action Plan

2.4 Which type of tissue has ligniﬁed walls?

c) Thickness of cell walls

d) Position of vacuoles (5 x2) (10)

3.1 Identify tissue A and B (2)

3.2 Tabulate TWO observable differences between tissue A and B (5)

3 Compiled by P.N. Dlamini (SES Life Sciences)@ COVID-19 Action Plan

Activity 4 Identify and state the function of each tissue

4 Compiled by P.N. Dlamini (SES Life Sciences)@ COVID-19 Action Plan

Activity 5- Fill in the worksheet below

5.2. Why do plants have more dead tissues compared to animals?

5.3. List the characteristics of meristematic tissues.

5.5. Why do meristematic cells lack vacuoles?

5 Compiled by P.N. Dlamini (SES Life Sciences)@ COVID-19 Action Plan

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