AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Apical meristems are found at the tip of stems and roots. Lateral meristems are found along the sides of roots and stems. They play a vital role in increasing the width or diameter of stems and roots. Intercalary meristems are found at the bases of young leaves and internodes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Meristems are classified by their location in the plant as apical (located at root and shoot tips), lateral (in the vascular and cork cambia), and intercalary (at internodes, or stem regions between the places at which leaves attach, and leaf bases, especially of certain monocotyledons-e.g., grasses).

Detailed explanation-3: -False. Apical meristems are found in plants. They help in the increase of the height of a plant.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lateral Meristem It is located in the stems and roots on the lateral side. It increases the thickness of the plant. Vascular cambium and cork cambium are the two lateral meristems. These divide preclinically or radially and give rise to secondary permanent tissues.

Detailed explanation-5: -Apical meristems are found in the shoot and root “tips” of the plant.