Question

waht are the meristem​

Answer 1

Answer:

The meristem is a type of tissue found in plants. It consists of undifferentiated cells capable of cell division. Cells in the meristem can develop into all the other tissues and organs that occur in plants. These cells continue to divide until a time when they get differentiated and then lose the ability to divide.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

“Meristematic tissue is the plant tissue that has the ability to divide actively throughout its life.”

The characteristics of meristematic tissue are as follows:-

• The cells of these tissues are commonly called meristems.
• The meristematic tissue has the quality of self-renewal. Every time the cell divides, one cell remains identical to the parent cell, and the others form specialized structures.
• They have very small and few vacuoles.
• The meristematic tissue is living and thin-walled.
• The protoplasm of the cells is very dense.
• The meristematic tissues heal the wounds of an injured plant.
• The cells of the meristematic tissue are young and immature.
• They do not store food.
• They exhibit a very high metabolic activity.
• They possess a single, large and prominent nucleus.