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Why is cambium considered to be a lateral meristem?

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Cambium are present along the lateral sides of stem and roots, therefore these are called lateral meristems. Interstelar cambium ring formed by intrafasicular and interfasicular cambium are examples of lateral meristems.

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Of the lateral meristem, cork cambium forms .......... and .........., while vascular cambium forms ..........

Q. Assertion :Cambium is a lateral meristem and cause growth in width. Reason: Cambium is made up of fusiform and ray initials in stem.

Q. Assertion :Fascicular vascular cambium, interfascicular cambium and cork-cambium are examples of lateral meristems Reason: These are responsible for producing the secondary tissues.

Q. If the tip of sugarcane plant is removed from the field, even then it keeps on growing in length. It is due to the presence of

(a) cambium
(b) apical meristem
(c) lateral meristem
(d) intercalary meristem

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