Question

write a short note on shoot apical meristem. 3.5 marks

Answer 1

Apical meristem is found at the apices, or tips of the plant, both the tip of the shoot and the root, and is a region of actively dividing cells. The definition is easy to remember when you break it down. An apex (plural: apices) is the tip, the very end, of something.

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Answer 2

Shoot apical meristem is the region in the growingshoot containing meristematic cells. The shoot apical meristem contains multipotent stem cells and produces primordia that develop into all the above ground organs of a plant.