PLANTS
PLANT TISSUE
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The leaves
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The xylem cells
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The epidermal cells
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The tips of the shoots and roots
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Detailed explanation-1: -apical meristem, region of cells capable of division and growth in the root and shoot tips in plants. Apical meristems give rise to the primary plant body and are responsible for the extension of the roots and shoots.
Detailed explanation-2: -The apical meristem is the growth region in plants found within the root tips and the tips of the new shoots and leaves. Apical meristem is one of three types of meristem, or tissue which can differentiate into different cell types. Meristem is the tissue in which growth occurs in plants.
Detailed explanation-3: -Apical meristems are located on the very ends of shoots (shoot apical meristem; SAM; Figure 18.2. 1) and roots (root apical meristem; RAM; Figure 18.2. 2). They produce three types primary meristems: the protoderm, ground meristem, and procambium.