NEET Biology question
Read the given statements and select the correct option. Statement 1: Root cap protects the root meristem from the friction of the soil, and its outer cells are continuously replaced by newer ones. Statement 2: The effect of soil friction damages the outer cells of the root cap, which are peeled off and replaced by new cells produced by the root meristem.
Answer: (A)
Solution
Both statements correctly describe the same protective, self-renewing function of the root cap: it shields the delicate apical meristem from abrasion as the root pushes through soil, and
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