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Describe the role of the meristem in plants? |
-Meristem in plants contain Undifferentiated cells and cell division in the meristems provide new cells for expansion and differentiation of tissues. |
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Describe the location of the meristems and relate this to how plants grow? |
-Located in apical regions I E the growing tips of the shoots and roots. -they are responsible for an increase in length or height. |
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Describe A distinguishing feature of meristematic tissue? |
meristematic cells comprises of undifferentiated cells |
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Discuss the structure and formation of the primary tissues in dicot plants? |
-Primary tissues are formed from the primary meristems, -three primary meristems are produced from the apical meristem -protoderm forms from the epidermis -the ground meristem forms the pith, cortex and mesophyll -procambium forms the primary xylem and phloem (vascular bundles) |
