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HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following terms is defined here? Relatively unspecialised plant cells. with living contents and thin, permeable cellulose cell walls. They may be able to photosynthesise, store food or support young plants.
A
meristem
B
cambium
C
parenchyma
D
endoderm
E
collenchyma
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Parenchyma is the most common simple permanent tissue. It consists of relatively unspecialised cells with thin cell walls. They are living cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is e. Meristem. Meristem is unspecialized ground tissue in a young plant, that divides continuously and specializes in other cells (parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma).

Detailed explanation-3: -Plant stem cells are innately undifferentiated cells present in the plant’s meristematic tissues.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stem cells are simple, unspecialised cells found in animals and plants that have the ability to divide to form cells of the same type. They can also differentiate into a variety of specialised cells.

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