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  • Which of the following is true w.r.t meristematic cells?Option: 1 They have a large central vacuoleOpti

Which of the following is true w.r.t meristematic cells?

Option: 1

They have a large central vacuole


Option: 2

Their cells are differentiated.


Option: 3

Their metabolic activity is low


Option: 4

None of these


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Features of meristematic cells:

  1. Meristematic cells are oval, polygonal and spherical in shape.
  2. These are compactly arranged and lack intercellular spaces.
  3. These are thin, homogenous and have a cellulosic cell wall.
  4. They have dense cytoplasm and prominent nuclei.
  5. The central vacuole is absent.
  6. These are undifferentiated cells. They contain proplastids.
  7. They have an enormous capacity to divide. 
  8. They are metabolically very active but they do not store food material and further no plastids in them.
     

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Meristematic cells do not have a large central vacuole, they are undifferentiated and very active metabolically.

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