Name the meristem which is responsible for the increase of girth of root.

$(i)$ Define tissue. What is the utility of tissues in multicellular organisms?
$(ii)$ Are plants and animals made of the same types of tissues? If no, then write three points of difference.

Write true $(T)$ or false $(F)$ for the following statements:
$(a)$ Epithelial tissue is a protective tissue in the animal body.
$(b)$ The lining of blood vessels,lung alveoli,and kidney tubules are all made up of epithelial tissue.
$(c)$ Epithelial cells have a lot of intercellular spaces.
$(d)$ The epithelial layer is a permeable layer.
$(e)$ The epithelial layer does not allow the regulation of materials between the body and the external environment.

Which parts of our body are composed of nervous tissue? Name the cells that make up the nervous tissue.

What is the difference between xylem and phloem?

$A$ long tree has several branches. The tissue that helps in the sideways conduction of water in the branches is