Lateral Meristem

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What are cork cells and what is their function?

Q. What are the characteristics of the cells in a meristematic tissue?

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What will happen if a apical meristem is damaged or cut ?

Q. Draw a neat labelled diagram of a plant and mark the following meristems:
(a) Apical meristem
(b) Lateral meristem
(c) Intercalary meristem

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Which meristem is present at the base of the leaves or internodes on twigs?

1. Apical meristem

2. Cambium

3. Intercalary meristem

4. Epidermis

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___ meristem tissues bring about an increase in the width of the plant body.

Q.

Explain the three main ways in which plants can be classified.

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Meristem that occurs between mature tissues is ___________.

1. Lateral meristem

2. Cambium

3. Intercalary meristem

4. Apical meristem

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Which tissue is responsible for the increase in the girth of the stem?

1. Apical meristem

2. Cambium

3. Intercalary meristem

4. Xylem

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What are the main functions of meristematic tissues ?

Q. Assertion: Apical and intercalary meristems contribute to the growth in length while the lateral meristems bring an increase in the girth of the plant.
Reason: Apical and intercalary meristems always increase the height of the plants.

Choose the correct option.

1. Both assertion and reason are correct but the reason is not the correct answer for the assertion
2. Both assertion and reason are incorrect
3. Both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is the correct answer for the assertion
4. The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect

Q. Which of the following is present at the tip of the root and shoot?

1. Nodal meristem
2. Lateral meristem
3. Intercalary meristem
4. Apical Meristem

Q. Lateral meristematic tissue helps to increase the girth of the plant.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Name the chemical released by cork cells?

Q.

Question 53
List the characteristics of cork. How are they formed? Mention their role.

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What is the function of lateral meristem?

Q. (iii) What is the function of meristematic tissue ?

Q. Identify the odd one out of the following.

1. Intercalary meristem
2. Secondary meristem
3. Primary meristem
4. Promeristem

Q.

What are the meristems producing a woody axis called?

Q. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

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Identify A, B, C and D respectively.

1. Permanent tissue, Collenchyma, Lateral meristem and Phloem
2. Epithelial tissue, Lateral meristem, Collenchyma and Phloem
3. Permanent tissue, Lateral meristem, Collenchyma and Phloem
4. Epithelial tissue, Collenchyma, Lateral meristem and Sieve tube

Q.

Why apical tissue is called as pro meristem

Q. Which meristem helps in secondary growth of the plant?

1. Primary meristem
2. Apical meristem
3. Intercalary meristem
4. Lateral meristem

Q. Cells of meristematic tissue lack which of the following organelles?

1. Nucleus
2. Chloroplast
3. Golgi bodies
4. Vacuole

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Meristematic tissues are a group of --------cells which are located at specific locations and --------- continuously to add ------- cells to the plant body.

Q. Which of the following meristems help in increasing the girth of the stem?

1. Apical meristem
2. Intercalary meristem
3. Lateral meristem
4. Shoot apical meristem

Q.

Bark of a tree is cut off from:

1. Intercalary meristem

2. Secondary meristem

3. Primary meristem

4. Lateral meristem

Q. Meristematic cells undergoes rapid cell division.

1. True
2. False

Q. meristems include vascular cambium and cork cambium.

1. Apical
2. Lateral
3. Intercalary

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Apical meristem arises from floral meristem.

1. True

2. False