meristematic tissue
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☯ Meristematic Tissue ☯
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☯ Plants keep growing till they die, because they have tissue meant only for growth, called Meristematic Tissue. It is composed of cells which keep on dividing forming new cells. ☯
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☯ It occurs in the growing regions like root tip, stem Apex . ☯
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☯ Features Of Meristematic Tissue ☯
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☯ The cells have thin walls. ☯
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☯ The cells divide actively and cause growth.☯
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☯ The cells are closely arranged without any intercellular spaces in between.☯
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☯ The cells have large nucleus, lack chloroplasts.☯
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☯ Hope it helps you ☯
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- The meristematic tissue is an area of active plant growth.
- Undifferentiated cells divide and form new, specialized cells.
- Meristematic tissue may be the cambium layer, leaf or flower buds, shoot tips, or root tips.
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