Sequence of Development in a Plant Cell

Cell division is followed by different stages of cell development. Cell division takes place at meristems, from which it goes through different stages of development. Differentiation is when cells acquire specific features to perform a particular function.

Sequences

Cell division, elongation and differentiation are the correct sequences in the development of a plant cell. The cell’s development refers to all changes occurring in the cell during cell division and maturation. All plant cells are derived from the xylem phloem, pith, etc. xylem, phloem and pith is the apical and shoots meristem. Cell division takes place at the meristem. After division, daughter cells undergo differentiation, elongation and maturation.

Cell division

This is the process of creating new cells from an existing cell. To give rise to new cells, the existing cell goes through stages of division.

Elongation

This is when the cell grows in size and shape. After cell division, elongation occurs. The cell undergoes differentiation after cell division. The plant’s active growth period can also be associated with elongation. 

Differentiation

Also known as specialization, differentiation is the process of transforming a cell into a specific type. Cells undergo differentiation in order to perform a specific function in plants. E.g., daughter cells can differentiate into water-conducting or storage cells (xylem or phloem), etc.

Maturation

This is the final stage of the development process. Cells cannot go back to the previous developmental stages during this stage. Cells mature and then die.

Additional information

Cell division can be divided into two types:
a. Mitosis – This type of cell division involves cells being divided with no changes in the number or sets of chromosomes, i.e. haploid (n), cells produce diploid (n), daughter cells diploid (n), cells produce diploid (n), daughter cells.
b. Meiosis – In this type cell division, the number ploidy (i.e. The number of chromosomes in the daughter cells decreases to half, e.g diploid (2n), organism produces haploid (n), daughter cells

Note: Elongation and differentiation are not easily distinguished in cells because cells differentiate and grow simultaneously. Cell division results in daughter cells that are identical in all aspects, but they differentiate and grow into different types of cells.

Conclusion

However, plants don’t show up exceptionally occupied. The cells in their underlying foundations, stems and leaves are continually working. Minerals from the soil, sugars from the sun and water particles should go all through the plant – and fall through cell dividers. In the situations where energy (like ATP) is needed for this interaction, a dynamic vehicle happens.

A few instances of the dynamic transport in plants include:

• Particles moving from the soil into plant roots
• Transportation of chloride and nitrate from the cytosol to the vacuole
• Sugars from photosynthesis moving from passes on to the natural product
• Calcium utilising energy from ATP to move between cells
• Minerals going through a stem to different pieces of the plant
• Water moving from plant roots to other plant cells through root pressure