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One single maize root apical meristem can give rise to how many new cells per hour?(a) 1700(b) 18,000(c) 17,500(d) 17,000I have been asked this question in quiz.Origin of the question is Growth and Development in Plants topic in division Plant Growth and Development of Biology – Class 11

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The correct ANSWER is (c) 17,500

To elaborate: ONE single ROOT apical meristem can give RISE to more than 17,500 new cells per hour, whereas cells in watermelon may increase in size by up to 3,50,000 times. In the former, growth is expressed as an increase in cell NUMBER and the latter expresses growth as an increase in the size of the cell.



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