Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780321962751
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 28.2, Problem 2CC
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To identify:

The benefit for the plant as if “roots and stems grow indeterminately, but leaves do not”.

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Growth of a plant is not limited, it occurs throughout the plant’s life. Plants have unspecialized, perpetually dividing tissues called meristems.

Apical meristems cause primary growth that occurs at the tips of roots and shoots. The primary growth produces new leaves and flowers.

Lateral meristems involve secondary growth that occurs at the cambium. The secondary growth produces bark on trees.

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