Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 477

Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:

Assertion : Higher plants have meristematic regions for indefinite growth. Reason : Higher plants have root and shoot apices. [AIIMS 1999]

Options:

A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D) If both the assertion and reason are false

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Higher plants have root and shoot apices where cells are in continuous state of division.

Here they can grow indefinitely.

Such regions are not found in animals.