AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -There are three primary meristems: the protoderm, which will become the epidermis; the ground meristem, which will form the ground tissues comprising parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma cells; and the procambium, which will become the vascular tissues (xylem and phloem).

Detailed explanation-2: -There are three types of meristematic tissues: apical (at the tips), intercalary or basal (in the middle), and lateral (at the sides).

Detailed explanation-3: -A plant has four kinds of meristems: the apical meristem and three kinds of lateral-vascular cambium, cork cambium, and intercalary meristem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lateral meristems facilitate growth in thickness or girth in a maturing plant. Intercalary (also called basal) meristems occur only in some monocots, at the bases of leaf blades and at nodes (the areas where leaves attach to a stem).

Detailed explanation-5: -Apical Meristem These are present at the tips of the roots and shoots and helps in the increase of the height of the plants. Various cell divisions facilitate the growth of the cells in the roots and shoots and help in cellular enlargement.