What are the two main types of plant tissues?

The correct answer is that the two main types of plant tissues are meristematic and permanent.

Meristematic tissues are composed of actively dividing cells, which allows for plant growth. These tissues are found in areas of the plant where growth occurs, such as the tips of roots and shoots. Their primary function is to produce new cells that can differentiate into various types of permanent tissues.

Permanent tissues, on the other hand, are composed of cells that have completed their division and have differentiated into specific cell types with specialized functions. This includes various types such as parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma that carry out important roles in storage, support, and protection in the plant.

The other options, while they refer to types of tissues, do not accurately represent the main categories. Ground and vascular tissues are indeed important types of plant tissues, but they fall under the broader categories of permanent tissues. Dermal tissue is primarily involved in protection and covering of the plant surface, and connective does not pertain to plant tissues as it relates more to animal tissues. Supportive and protective tissues are characteristics of certain permanent tissues but do not encompass the primary division of plant tissues in the way that meristematic and permanent do.