Question

Choose? -Actively dividing cells are found in all of the following regions of a plant except? A) shoot tip meristem B) Root tip meristem C) vascular cambium and cork cambium D) Root cap. Thanks

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

The meristem is the site of intense division whereby a plant is extending its appendage along an axis (ie. growing taller or longer).

The cambium is the zone where the woody stem of a plant will thicken over time (ie. tree rings) and is the site of cell division of new vascular tissue as a woody stemmed plants grow wider (lateral growth).

The root cap is a protective layer that secretes a lubricant for the root to drive through soil - there is a zone of division behind the cap, but the cap itself does not contain dividing cells.