What Is a Tissue?
What is a tissue?
A tissue is a group of similar cells that work together to carry out a specific task.
Which tissue type causes movement in the body?
Muscle tissue.
Why are tissues important in multicellular organisms?
Tissues allow groups of cells to work together efficiently to perform specific functions in the organism.
Which tissue carries messages to and from the brain?
Nervous tissue.
Explain how tissues are different from individual cells.
Tissues are made of many similar cells working together, while individual cells perform functions on their own.
A person’s stomach is working to digest food. Which tissue is involved, and what is its role?
Smooth muscle tissue is involved, and it helps move food through the stomach by contracting.