Question

While walking through garden, Kapil plucked the tips of some flowering plants. Gardner saw him doing this and persuaded him not to do so as it is not good for plant growth.
(i) What happens to the plants if their tips are removed?
​(ii) What are meristems?

Answer 1

(i) Tips contain apical meristem, which are responsible for the growth of the plant. In case the tips of the plants are removed, the growth of the plant will be severely affected.

(ii) Meristems are rapidly proliferating cells, which help in the growth of the plant. These cells are non-differentiated and give rise to different tissues of the plant.