Get Answers to all your Questions

header-bg qa

Read the given statements and select the correct option.

Statement 1 : Root cap protects the root meristem from the friction of the soil and its outer cells are continuously replaced by newer ones.

Statement 2: The effect of the soil-friction damages the outer cells of root cap which are peeled off and replaced by new cells produced by root meristem.

Option: 1

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct


Option: 2

Statements 1 is correct but stetement 2 is incorrect


Option: 3

Statements 1 is incorrect but stetement 2 is correct


Option: 4

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect


Answers (1)

best_answer

As we learn

Location of root caps -

In hydrophyte root is absent, In screw pine (Pandanus), root cap is multilayered. Root cap centains more amount of golgi bodies which secretes mucilage which makes the root sting

-

 

 Correct option is 1

 

Posted by

Anam Khan

View full answer

NEET 2024 Most scoring concepts

    Just Study 32% of the NEET syllabus and Score up to 100% marks