HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of tissue is located in the root cap and responsible for root growth?
A
vascular
B
dermal
C
meristem
D
ground
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Apical meristem tissue is located at the tips of roots and supplies the cells for an increase in length, both in shoots and in roots, called primary growth.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The root apical meristem (RAM) is the region within the root tip from which all primary root tissues and the root cap are derived. The RAM consists of many cells that are actively engaged in division, growth and differentiation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The root cap (RC) is a multilayered dome of spindle-shaped parenchyma cells that overlies the growing root tip. It is present in the roots of almost all crop species.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are two types of meristematic cells. They are shoot apical meristem which is responsible for the growth of organs like leaves and flowers and the second one is root apical meristem which is responsible for the further growth of the roots of the plants. More items

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