STRUCTURAL ORGANISTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
ANATOMY OF FLOWERING PLANTS
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Tip of roots
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Tip of shoot
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Lateral sides of roots and shoots
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Both a &b
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Detailed explanation-1: -Apical meristem is present at the growing tips of stems and roots and increases the length of the stem and the root.
Detailed explanation-2: -The apical meristem is present at the growing tips of stems and roots. The main function of apical meristem is to trigger the growth of new cells in young seedlings at the tips of roots and shoots and forming buds.
Detailed explanation-3: -The meristems which occur at the tips of roots and shoots and produce primary tissues are called apical meristems. Hence apical meristem is present in all root and shoot tips.
Detailed explanation-4: -The apical meristem remains active during the whole development of the plant, in both monocots and dicots; in the primary meristematic zones increase in length through cell division (mitosis) occurs.
Detailed explanation-5: -Apical meristem is present at the growing tips of stems and roots.