EAMCET Medical EAMCET Medical Solved Paper-2009

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     Assertion (A) Apical and intercalary meristems contribute to the growth in length while the eral meristems bring increase in girth in Reason (R) Apical and intercalary meristems always increase the height of plants. The correct answer is

    A)  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of

    B)  Both (A) and (R) are true, but(R) is not the correct explanation of

    C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

    D)  (A) is false, but (R) is true

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                     Apical and intercalary meristems always increase in the height of plant and lateral meristem is responsible for secondary growth (increase in girth) but secondary growth does not occur in monocots, e.g., maize. Hence, assertions  is false but reason (R) is true.


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