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Question: What type of cells are responsible for the secondary growth in plants?

Options:

  1. Apical meristem
  2. Lateral meristem
  3. Parenchyma
  4. Epidermal cells

Correct Answer: Lateral meristem

Solution: 

Lateral meristem, including vascular cambium and cork cambium, is responsible for secondary growth, increasing the girth of stems and roots.

What type of cells are responsible for the secondary growth in plants?

Practice Questions

Q1
What type of cells are responsible for the secondary growth in plants?
  1. Apical meristem
  2. Lateral meristem
  3. Parenchyma
  4. Epidermal cells

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What type of cells are responsible for the secondary growth in plants?
Correct Answer: Lateral meristem
  • Step 1: Understand that plants can grow in two ways: primary growth and secondary growth.
  • Step 2: Know that primary growth makes plants taller and occurs at the tips of roots and stems.
  • Step 3: Learn that secondary growth makes plants thicker (girth) and occurs in the stems and roots.
  • Step 4: Identify that lateral meristem is the part of the plant responsible for secondary growth.
  • Step 5: Recognize that there are two types of lateral meristem: vascular cambium and cork cambium.
  • Step 6: Understand that vascular cambium helps in forming new vascular tissues (xylem and phloem) for transport.
  • Step 7: Know that cork cambium produces cork cells that protect the plant.
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