QuestionBiology / plant tissues
Which of the following features are found in cells of meristematic tissues in plants?
- (a) Cells active with thick cellulose walls
- (b) Cells active with little cytoplasm and thin cellulose walls
- (c) Cells active with dense cytoplasm, thick cellulose walls, and no nuclei
- (d) Cell active with dense cytoplasm, thin cellulose walls and prominent nuclei
Answer: (d) Cell active with dense cytoplasm, thin cellulose walls and prominent nuclei
Meristematic cells: actively dividing, dense cytoplasm, thin cellulose walls, prominent nuclei, no vacuoles (or very small). Thick walls belong to permanent mechanical tissues.