Question

Mitosis occurs in almost all tissues of a plant body.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B

False

The process of mitosis takes place throughout the body of an animal. But in plants, mitosis occurs mainly at the growing tips and the lateral sides. Mitosis in the growing tips of shoots and leaves helps in lengthening and mitosis at the lateral sides help in increasing the girth of the plant.