Biology
Grade-8
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Question

Increasing girth is a function of _____ meristem.

  1. Apical meristem 
  2. All meristem
  3. Root meristem
  4. Lateral meristem

hintHint:

Lateral meristem

The correct answer is: Lateral meristem

lateral meristem increases the girth of the plants due to cell divisions that helps increass the thickness of plants.

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