NEET Biology question
Study the following statements: I. Increase in girth of plants is primary growth. II. Increase in girth of plants occurs due to apical meristem. III. Secondary growth of plants occurs due to lateral meristem. IV. Vascular cambium and cork cambium are the lateral meristems of plants. V. Elongation of a plant along the axis is called primary growth. Choose the incorrect options
Answer: (A)
Solution
Increase in girth is secondary growth (not primary growth, as statement I wrongly claims) and is driven by lateral meristems, not the apical meristem (so statement II is also wrong); statements III,
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