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  • If the tip of sugarcane plant is removed from the field, even then it keeps on growing in length. It is due to the presence of (a) cambium (b) apical meristem (c) lateral meristem (d) intercalary meristem

If the tip of sugarcane plant is removed from the field, even then it keeps on growing in length. It is due to the presence of
(a) cambium
(b) apical meristem
(c) lateral meristem
(d) intercalary meristem

 

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Answer- (d)
Solution:
The meristems that present in stems at the base of nodes and leaf blades are called an intercalary meristem. These can keep on dividing and form new cells. Thus, they are responsible for the longitudinal growth of the plant, hence the length of the sugarcane keep on increasing.
The correct option is – (d) intercalary meristem

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