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.