
Lateral meristem contributes to the primary growth in plants.

Important Questions on Plant Growth and Development


In the following diagrammatic representation showing stages of embryonic development, identify the type of growth phase labelled as and :

Production of tissues in woody dicotyledonous plants to perform specific function
Heterophylly at different stages of growth
Formation of meristems from parenchyma cells



(A) Assyrians recorded information of crop plants in the picture form.
(B) Nehemiah Grew studied the anatomy of plant tissue.
(C) Bouskein refers to cattle.
(D) Application of physical and chemical principles developed new branches of Botany like genetics.






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Plants that avoid sunlight are called _____(photophobic/photogenic/photophilic) plants.


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A phase of growth which is maximum and fastest is _____(exponential/lag/stationary).


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Elongation of shoot just before flowering is called _____(bolting/salting).


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The rate of growth of the plant follows the _____(S/J/I) curve.

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Exponential growth of cells occurring during _____ phase of the growth curve. (asymptote, lag, stationary, log)

