plant Growth Generally is Indeterminate

Plant growth

Plant growth

______ is unique because plants retain the capacity for unlimited growth throughout their life.

Meristems

This ability of the plants is due to the presence of ______ at certain locations in their body.

Meristem

The cells of such ____ have the capacity to divide and self-perpetuate.

Divide

The cells have the capacity to ____ and self-perpetuate.

Plant body

Such cells make up the ____.

Growth

This form of ____ wherein new cells are always being added to the plant body is called the open form of growth.

meristem

What would happen if the ______ ceases to divide? Does this ever happen?

root apical meristem

In Chapter 6, you have studied about the ______ and the shoot apical meristem.

shoot apical meristem

In Chapter 6, you have studied about the root apical meristem and the ______.

primary growth

You know that they are responsible for ______ of the plants and principally contribute to the elongation of the plants along their axis.

dicotyledonous plants

You also know that in ______ and gymnosperms, the lateral meristems, vascular cambium, and cork-cambium appear later in life.

gymnosperms

You also know that in dicotyledonous plants and ______, the lateral meristems, vascular cambium, and cork-cambium appear later in life.

lateral meristems

These are the meristems that cause the increase in the girth of the organs in which they are active. This is known as ______ of the plant.

vascular cambium

These are the meristems that cause the increase in the girth of the organs in which they are active. This is known as secondary growth of the plant.

cork-cambium

These are the meristems that cause the increase in the girth of the organs in which they are active. This is known as secondary growth of the plant.