Question

Best material for the study of mitosis in laboratory:

• A. Anther
• B. Root tip
• C. Leaf tip
• D. Ovary

Answer 1

The correct option is B Root tip

Root tip as compared to the leaf tip is the best material to study mitosis. Root tip is a rapidly growing part and thus many cells will be in different stages of mitosis. The root tips can be prepared and squashed in a way that allows them to be flattened on a microscopic slide so that the chromosomes of individual cells can be observed easily.
Special cells within the ovary and the anther undergo meiosis.