TYPES OF MERISTEMATIC TISSUE CLASS 9 BIOLOGY
MERISTEMATIC TISSUE AND IT'S TYPES
MERISTEMATIC TISSUE: IT IS A KIND OF PLANT TISSUE PERFORMS DIVISION OF CELL. WHEN BASICALLY PLANT NEEDS TO GROW THESE TISSUES LENDS HELP BY DIVIDING CELLS , SO THAT IS WHY WE FOUND THEM ON THE CONVENIENT ENDS. IT HELPS PLANT IN INCREASING THE LENGTH AND GIRTH OF THE PLANT.EACH MERISTEMATIC CELL HAVE SINGLE NUCLEUS.
APICAL MERISTEMS: THESE ARE SITUATED IN THE GROWING TIPS OF ROOTS AND STEMS. APICAL MERISTEMS ARE ALSO FOUND AT APICES OF THE LEAVES. THAT IS WHY THESE TISSUES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GROWTH OF ENDING TIPS OF PLANT.
LATERAL MERISTEMS: THESE ARE FOUND BENEATH THE BARK HELPS TO PLANT IN MAINTAINING THICKNESS OR DIAMETER OF PLANT.
INTERCALARY MERISTEMS: THEY ARE LOCATED AT THE BASE OF LEAVES OR INTER NODES OF STEM. THESE TISSUE HELPS IN INCREASING LENGTH OF ORGANS.
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