SCIENCE
PLANT KINGDOM
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Question
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at the end of a twig.
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along the side of a twig.
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at the base of a twig
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only in the autumn
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Detailed explanation-1: -An apical bud is the primary growing bud located at the tip of the stem in a plant. Apical buds make auxin that is distributed throughout the plant via the phloem.
Detailed explanation-2: -This tip (apical) end is the region of growth in stem and is called a bud.
Detailed explanation-3: -Terminal buds are located at the apex (tip) of a stem. Lateral (axillary) buds are located on the sides of a stem. They usually arise where a leaf meets a stem (an axil).
Detailed explanation-4: -Types of buds for location: terminal, when located at the tip of a stem (apical is equivalent but rather reserved for the one at the top of the plant); axillary, when located in the axil of a leaf (lateral is the equivalent but some adventitious buds may be lateral too);