Question

Monocot leaves possess _________.

• A. Intercalary meristem
• B. Lateral meristem
• C. Apical meristem
• D. Mass meristem

Answer 1

The correct option is A Intercalary meristem

• Internode is the length of the stem between two nodes.
  
• The shoots can be categorized as long shoots and short shoots (on the basis of the distance between two nodes).
  
• The variable length of internodes in culm of sugarcane is mainly due to the presence of intercalary meristem (residual apical meristem).
  
• An intercalary meristem is the meristems present at the base of the internodes of stem or leaf.
  
• It helps in the elongation and growth of the plants at the nodes and internodes (stems and leaves).
• In monocots such as in grasses it enables longitudinal growth of the leaves and in hollow stem or culm of bamboo and sugarcane, it helps in increasing the length of the stems.
  

So, the correct answer is 'Intercalary meristem'.