Name the meristem mainly responsible for each.
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Name the meristem mainly responsible for each.
- A bamboo shoot grows longer at its tip.
- The trunk of a mango tree grows wider each year.
- Grass grows back from its base after it is cut.
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Meristems are where plant cells divide: apical at the tips (length), lateral or cambium at the sides (thickness), intercalary at the base of leaves. Each division doubles the cells: after divisions.
The worked solution
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(a) The apical meristem, at the tip.
(b) The lateral meristem, the cambium.
(c) The intercalary meristem, at the base of the leaves.
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