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i) An organ is a group of specialized tissues that are grouped together to perform a common function.
ii) a) Organs in animals include:
a) Heart- composed of connective, muscle, epithelial and blood tissues.
b) Kidney- Composed of connective, epithelial and muscle tissues
c) Brain- Composed of epithelial, connective tissues
d) Lungs- Composed of epithelial, connective tissues.
ii) b) Organs in plants include:
a) Roots- composed of epidermal, conducting and parenchyma tissues.
b) Flowers- This is composed of epidermal, conducting tissues.
c) Stem- Composed of conducting, parenchyma, and epidermal tissues and palisade tissues in some cases
d) Leaves- Composed of palisade, conducting and epidermal tissues.
Anganifelix answered the question on May 8, 2018 at 11:37
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