NEET 2013 · Class 11

Plant Growth and Development

Meristematic tissue responsible for increase in girth of tree trunk is

  1. (A)intercalary meristem
  2. (B)lateral meristem
  3. (C)phellogen
  4. (D)apical meristem

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

These are the meristems that cause the increase in the girth of the organs in which they are active.

Chapter
Plant Growth and Development
Section
13.1.1 Plant Growth Generally is Indeterminate
Page
2
Words matched
19 of 19

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that lateral meristems cause increase in girth, which directly matches the MCQ question and distinguishes lateral meristem from other meristem types.

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