Multiple choice

How do small plants grow into a tree?

  1. Increase in cell size

  2. Increase in cell number

  3. Increase in cell diameter

  4. Increase in cell height
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Plants grow primarily through cell division (mitosis) in meristematic tissues, which increases cell number. While individual cells do expand (increase in size), the fundamental growth mechanism is the production of more cells through cell division.

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