NEET 2004 Biology question

In a longitudinal section of a root, starting from the tip upward, the four zones occur in the following order :-

(1)Root cap, cell division, cell maturation, cell enlargement
(2)Cell division, cell enlargement, cell maturation, root cap
(3)Cell division, cell maturation, cell enlargement, root cap
(4)Root cap, cell division, cell enlargement, cell maturationCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

In a longitudinal section of a young root, the apex is covered by the root cap; behind it lies the region of meristematic activity (cell division), where cells divide actively. Above it is the region of elongation (cell enlargement), where the cells increase in

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