Question

Meristematic tissues in plants

• A. Have their walls made of cellulose
• B. Have intercellular spaces between them
• C. Store reserve food materials
• D. Have their walls made of chitin

Answer 1

The correct option is A Have their walls made of cellulose

The characteristics of the meristematic cells which form the meristematic tissues are:-

1) The cells are isodiametric with thin cellulosic cell walls with no secondary cell wall.

2) They divide rapidly hence, there is no stored food in these cells.

3) They are compactly arranged cells with no intercellular spaces.

4) They have a dense cytoplasm with a prominent nucleus.

5) Endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria are not fully developed in these cells. So, the correct answer is 'Have their walls made of cellulose'.