Plant Structure: Primary Growth - Primary Plant Growth (Apical Meristems)

Plant Structure: Primary Growth
Prentice Hall BioCoach Activity

Primary growth is the lengthening of the stem and roots.

All plant growth occurs by cell division and cell elongation. Cell division occurs primarily in regions of undifferentiated cells known as meristems.

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