EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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, also known as the “growing tip, ” is an undifferentiated meristematic tissue found in the buds and growing tips of roots in plants. Its main function is to trigger the growth of new cells in young seedlings at the tips of roots and shoots and forming buds.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is Apical Meristematic Tissue? The Apical Meristematic tissue is a tissue found in the plant which is responsible for plant growth and found in the root tips as well as the tips of new shoots and leaves. One of three types of meristems, or tissue that can divide into various cell types, is the Apical Meristem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Primary growth is a result of rapidly-dividing cells in the apical meristems at the shoot tip and root tip. Subsequent cell elongation also contributes to primary growth. The growth of shoots and roots during primary growth enables plants to continuously seek water (roots) or sunlight (shoots).

Detailed explanation-5: -There are two types of meristem in plants, the above ground portion in the shoot and the below ground portion of the root [fig. 9.1]. The shoot apical meristem produces leaves, buds, and stem. The root apical meristem produces the root and responds to gravitational cues.