Primary meristem of a plant:-

add to the length of roots and shoots

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add to the diameter of existing roots and shoots

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are found only in the embryo

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are found only in the seedling

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The correct option is A add to the length of roots and shoots
A. Add to the length of roots and shoots
Reason: Primary meristems are those meristematic tissues which are derived directly from the meristems of the embryo. Primary tissues of a plant arise from apical meristem. Such tissues include epidermis, primary vascular tissues as xylem and phloem and the ground tissues. It is involved increasing the length of stem and root.

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