Multiple choice

Primary growth in plant occurs at

  1. axillary buds

  2. root hairs

  3. lateral meristem

  4. apical meristems
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Primary growth occurs only at the shoot and root tips in areas called apical meristems. Primary growth is responsible for elongating the plant. In areas that contain only primary growth, stem thickness increases by cell enlargement, not by the production of new cells.

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