Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What are intercalary meristems? How do they differ from other meristems?
Advertisements
Solution
Intercalary meristem lies between the region of permanent tissues and is part of primary meristem which is detached due to formation of intermittent permanent tissues. It is found either at the base of leaf e.g. Pinus or at the base of intemodes e.g. grasses.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Fill in the blank
......................... tissue is situated at the tip of root and stem.
Name the tissues found:
at the tip of a growing stem
Aerenchyma is found in ______.
Find out incorrect sentence
Meristematic tissues in plants are
If the tip of sugarcane plant is removed from the field, even then it keeps on growing in length. It is due to the presence of
A meristematic tissue consists of ______.
In apple, parenchyma stores ______.
How many shoot apical meristems are likely to be present in a twig of a plant possessing, 4 branches and 26 leaves?
Match List - I with List - II.
| List - I | List - II | ||
| (a) | Cells with active cell division capacity |
(i) | Vascular tissues |
| (b) | Tissue having all cells similar in structure and function |
(ii) | Meristematic tissue |
| (c) | Tissue having different types of cells |
(iii) | Sclereids |
| (d) | Dead cells with highly thickened walls and narrow lumen |
(iv) | Simple tissue |
Select the correct answer from the options given below.
