Tissues are groups of cells that perform specific functions. There are two main types of tissues - plant tissues and animal tissues. Plant tissues include meristematic tissue, which contains undifferentiated cells, and permanent tissue, which contains non-dividing cells. Permanent tissue is further divided into simple tissues like parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma, and complex tissues like xylem and phloem. Animal tissues include epithelial tissue, which covers surfaces, and connective tissue, which connects and supports. Epithelial tissue is classified into squamous, cuboidal, columnar, ciliated and glandular tissue. Connective tissue includes fluid tissues like blood and lymph, skeletal