Question
Biology Question on anatomy of dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous plants
The cells of the quiescent centre are characterised by
A
Having dense cytoplasm and prominent nuclei
B
Having light cytoplasm and small nuclei
C
Dividing regularly to add to the corpus
D
Dividing regularly to add to tunica
Answer
Having light cytoplasm and small nuclei
Explanation
Solution
A quiescent centre is found in the centre of the root apex. Cell divisions are very few in the quiescent centre as there is very little synthesis of new proteins. Cells of quiescent centre have small nuclei and light cytoplasm.