HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOLOGY
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Question
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The layer that covers the apical meristem of a root is called the
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pericycle
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taproot
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root cap
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root hair
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The root cap is located at the tip of the root and protects the root apical meristem (RAM), a zone of dividing cells that produces all cells in the root (Figure 1).
Detailed explanation-2: -The root cap is a type of tissue at the tip of a plant root. It is also called calyptra. Root caps contain statocytes which are involved in gravity perception in plants. If the cap is carefully removed the root will grow randomly.
Detailed explanation-3: -However, in contrast to the root epidermis, which covers the entire root, the root cap only covers the meristematic zone.
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