Question

Which of the following represent(s) open form of growth?

• A. Determinate growth
• B. Indeterminate growth
• C. Both a and b
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B Indeterminate growth

Determinate growth is the growth which stops at a certain point in time. For example, humans have determinate growth.

Whereas indeterminate growth is the growth that doesn’t stop with time and hence also known as an open form of growth. For example, shoots and roots of a plant. The main reason for the open type of growth is the presence of meristematic tissues at certain locations like at the tips of shoots and roots. They are actively dividing tissues and hence grow continuously.