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Lesson: Chapter 1 — Living Tissues

What a tissue is 1 of 5

Question 1

Which of these is the best definition of a tissue?

The right answer is the one marked above.

A group of cells with a common origin, shaped to carry out one definite function. All three conditions matter — shared origin, one job, and sitting inside a living body.

Cells being close together is not enough, and cells being unable to divide describes permanent tissue only. Meristematic tissue is still a tissue.

Answer the question to continue.