Question

Auxetic growth is one in which there is

• A. Increase in the fatty tissue only
• B. Increase in the cell volume only
• C. Increase in the cell number
• D. Increase in the volume of the body due to the decrease in the inter-cellular material

Answer 1

The correct option is B Increase in the cell volume only

Auxetic growth or Auxesis refers to the growth of tissue from an increase in cell size( by increasing the intracellular mass and volume) rather than an increase in the number of cells.

Auxetic growth occurs in certain tissues of the higher animals as well as in some organisms, such as nematodes, tunicates and rotifers.

So, the correct answer is 'Option B- Increase in cell volume only'.