The meristem in grasses is at the base of the stem (rather than the apex). This positioning of the meristem is an adaptation for selective pressures imposed by:

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A: Introduction :-  A flower is the reproductive part of a plant which takes part in reproduction. In a…

Q: Find odd one (w.r.t. factors affecting transpiration) Options Temperature wind Number of stomata…

A: Transpiration is a type of physiological process in which water is lost in the form of water vapour…

Q: All of the statements concerning stomata are FALSE except stomata are absent in aquatic plants.…

A: Stomata are minute openings found in the epidermis of leaves, stems and other plant organs.

Q: Put the following 3 fictional plants in order from earliest to most recent according to their…

A: Plants exist on the earth for million years ago. They continued to evolve with time and adapted to…

Q: Apical meristems are important for primary growth in plants .what is an apical meristem and where on…

A: meristematic tissue or Meristem is defined as the tissue in which the cell continuously divide for…

Q: Explain when in nature seedlings are exposed to dark environments and then light environments and…

A: Evolution is any alteration in the "heritable characteristics" of the population. These…

Q: Explain and differentiate between roots and tubers and their importance as animal feed

A: Cultivation of plants and livestock is referred to as agriculture. Growing crops, raising livestock…

Q: Which of the following is an example of secondary growth? a. increase in length b. increase in…

A: Secondary growth is the growth of the plants mainly caused due to rapid cell division in the cambia…

Q: Contractile roots usually are combined with such shoot modification as A. Bulb B. Tuber C. Rhizome…

A: Plants contain different parts such as roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. Each of the parts…

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Q: The root cap needs to be continually supplied with new cells by the root apical meristem (RAM)…

A: Chemical coordination refers to the use of chemicals as a signal to stimulate a particular type of…

Q: Why are some roots called adventitious roots?

A: As per the guidelines, we are entitled to do only one question. I am providing a solution for…

Q: Which of the following meristems are responsible for secondary growth in woody plants? Group of…

A: In many vascular plants, secondary growth is the result of the activity of the cork cambium and…

Q: List the three specialized meristems that arise from theapical meristem.

A: The plants consist of roots, stem, leaves, fruits and flowers. The conduction system in plants are…

Q: A vascular bundle -is on the outer surface of a root. -contains xylem and phloem tissue. -is…

A: The question is asking about the characteristics of a vascular bundle, which is a part of the…

Q: The image represents a flower meristem viewed from above. At the time the image represents, the…

A: The highly condensed and modified shoot responsible for reproduction is known as flower. Fruits and…

Q: Several species have leaves that catch and digest insects, obtaining nitrogen fertilizer from their…

A: The plants that obtain nutrients by consuming other organisms or protozoans to fulfill the…

Q: Sketch side by side two daughter cells formed after mitosis of a meristematic cell in the vascular…

A: Primary xylem refers to the xylem shaped throughout the first growth from the procambium of the…

Q: in mungbean and corn, which species has epigeal seedlings and which has hypogeal seedlings?

A: Introduction - Plants, like us, reproduce by laying eggs and sperm. They don't, however, have…

Q: In a root tip, the elongation zone has the function of: O a. Pushing the root down into the soil. O…

A: Roots are nongreen, underground and cylindrical structure of a plant that form a descending axis for…

Q: Which of the following is not correct concerning plant xylem?  The fluid (sap) in the xylem…

A: Xylem is a specialized vascular tissue in vascular plants that transports water and dissolved…

Q: Positive thigmotropism is a response in plants in which they move and grow toward an object the…

A: Thigmotropism can be defined as a response to touch;It is basically a curvature movement in which a…

Q: Explain giving reasons the bending of the shoot tip of a plant towards light source coming from one…

A: Plants require sunlight, water, oxygen, and minerals to grow and develop. These are external…

Q: Describe what kind of stem does: -Imperata cylindrica -Zea mays -Codiaeum variegatum -Cosmos…

A: 1- Imperata cylindrica : rhizomes.  They are long lived grasses which possesses the creeping stems…

Q: Why do you think the Platinum TE pitches are over-seeded with another grass species (in this case,…

A: Platinum TE (Paspalum vaginatum 'Platinum TE') is a specific variety of turfgrass that is known for…

Q: Describe the unique features of the following specialized roots in plants. What benefit do plants…

A: Plant roots are used to provide nutrients from the soil to other parts of the plants like shoots,…

Q: The three-nucleotide codon system can be arranged into ____________ combinations.a. 16b. 20c. 64d.…

A: Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a nucleic acid found in both the nucleus and cytoplasm. Nucleotides are…

Q: You have been asked to design a drought-resistant plant that will grown in the special areas, a…

A: Features that must be included in a plant for being drought resistant are : 1. Thick fleshy stem :…

Q: Match the effect/process with the hormone responsible or effected…

A: The word hormone has its origin in the Greek word that means "set in motion". Plant hormones or…

Q: What do you mean by “modification of roots"? Describe some of the modifications of tap roots giving…

A: The root of a plant is a portion of the plant that grows beneath the surface of the ground. It helps…

Q: Which of the following is true about the circulatory system(s) of a flowering plant? Group of…

A: The circulatory system, also called the vascular system of flowering plants, is a complex network of…

Q: Grass plants elevate their leaves to compete for light without exposing their shoot apical meristems…

A: 1. growing their leaves from persistent Meristematic zones at the leaf base.

Q: Is transportation a function of the shoot or root system of a plant? Is storage a function of the…

A: Answer: Shoot system : It is the part of the plant which lies above the ground level and consists of…

Q: Which of the following has an impact on the rate at which mutations occur in plants? the magnitude…

A: To find: Which of the following has an impact on the rate at which mutations occur in plants

Q: Name the two meristems that involved in the secondary growth that is responsible for the increase in…

A: Answer:  In plants, there are two types of meristems : APICAL for root and shoot development and…

Q: Tap root systems and lateral roots systems are found on different tree species. Does either root…

A: The sap is the watery fluid that serves as the "blood" of the plant. Sap flux density or hydraulic…

Q: You are visiting Mercier Orchards in Blue Ridge, Georgia, to pick apples. The apple tree is an…

A: The plant can be divided into source and sink, sources being the parts where net fixation of carbon…

Q: What type of stem modification does -Phoenix sylvestris -Cassia obtusifolia -Bauhinia anguina…

A: A bulb is a stem alteration with expanded fleshy leaves that emerge from the stem or encircle the…

Q: Which of the following statements about gravity perception is FALSE? A. Statoliths are specialized…

A: Gravity perception is an important activity in plants as they need to send their roots downwards…

Q: Discuss the transport of water from roots to leaves and a particular tropism/nastic movement in Rosa…

A: Introduction  Water, nutrients, and minerals are transported by tissues in plants. Water and mineral…