 | Edson Sewell Bastin - Botany - 1887 - 312 pages
...tissues of the higher plants, either because of mutual pressure, unequal growth, or other reasons, they acquire forms quite different from this, and,...same organism, the shapes may be exceedingly various. Cells, like the organs of which they are components, undergo many modifications of form and structure,... | |
 | Daniel Base - Plant anatomy - 1905 - 120 pages
...bacteria. The primary form of cells appears to be that of a sphere or spheroid, but commonly, especially in the tissues of the higher plants, they acquire...physical forces, as gravitation, light, etc., or to other influence. Cells, like the organs of which they are components, undergo many modifications of form... | |
 | Daniel Base - Plant anatomy - 1912 - 152 pages
...bacteria. The primary form of cells appears to be that of a sphere or spheroid, but commonly, especially in the tissues of the higher plants, they acquire forms quite different from this, and within the limits of the same organism the shapes may be exceedingly various. This may be due to mutual... | |
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... internodal cells of Chara, they may even be more than an inch long. Some cells, on the other hand, are so small as to be barely visible under the highest powers of the microscope, for example, some bacteria. The primary form of cells appears to be... 