Intercalary meristems are found in which part of the plant?
Base of leaves and internodes
Root tips
Shoot tips
Vascular cambium
Related Questions
The tissue which perpetuates itself by active cell division is
Permanent tissue
Ground tissue
Meristematic tissue
Vascular tissue
The primary function of lateral meristems is:
Increase in length of the plant.
Increase in girth or thickness of the plant.
Development of flowers and fruits.
Formation of leaves and branches.
Bamboo and grasses elongate by the activity of
Secondary meristem
Lateral meristem
Apical meristem
Intercalary meristem
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R :
Assertion A : The shoot apical meristem transforms into the floral meristem, giving rise to a flower, a modified shoot.
Reason R : The condensed internodes of the shoot give rise to various floral appendages laterally at successive nodes, replacing leaves.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
Cells having no power of cell division are formed by
Meiosis
Differentiation
Mitosis
Apoptosis
Roots apical meristem occupies the …A… of roots, while shoot apical meristem occupies the distant most region of the …B… axis
Complete the above sentence with the correct combination of A and B
A-tip; B-stem
A-side; B-stem
A-laterally; B-root
A-tip; B-meristamatic
I. Fat
II. Protein
III. Sugar
IV. Salt
Which of the above is/are present in higher concentration with the meristematic cells?
I. Fat
II. Protein
III. Sugar
IV. Salt
Length of petiole increases due to division of
Apical meristem
Lateral meristem
Intercalary meristem
All of these
Quiescent centre is a
Weak zone
Active zone
Inactive
Strong base
Meristematic cells have
Thick cell wall and large intercellular spaces
Thick cell wall and no intercellular spaces
Thin cell wall and large intercellular spaces
Thin cell wall and no intercellular spaces
