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Question

If you cut the tip of the root or a shoot, what would happen?


It grows back

The plant dies eventually

It stops growing

The plant grows slowly

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It grows back

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It stops growing

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The plant dies eventually

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The plant grows slowly

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Solution

The correct option is A

It grows back


The shoot tip has a special type of tissue called meristem. These tissues divide rapidly and keep growing. Even if the shoot tip is cut, the cells will divide again and grow back. The cells of this tissue are undifferentiated in nature.


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