Question

The root's apical meristem is located in

• A. Adventitious roots
• B. Radicals
• C. Taproots
• D. All the roots

Answer 1

Answer:

D. All the roots

• A meristem is a tissue in most plants that comprises undifferentiated cells (meristematic cells) found in areas where growth is possible.

• Meristematic cells give birth to the plant's many organs and keep growing.

• The root apical meristem (RAM) generates meristematic cells that enable future root development, while the shoot apical meristem (SAM) generates organs like leaves and flowers.

• The apical root meristem grows cells in two dimensions, unlike the shoot apical meristem.

• It has two pools of stem cells that form the bulk of the cells in an adult root and are arranged around an organizing centre called the quiescent centre (QC) cells.

• The apical meristem of the root may be present in all roots.