Meristems are embryonic tissues found in various locations in the plant.
Cambium is a type of a meristem found between the xylem and phloem in plants with secondary growth. It increases the diameter of the stem and roots. In trees, there is vascular cambium forming phloem to the outside of the cambium and new xylem cells to the inside of the cambium. Cork cambium produces new bark cells as the diameter of the tree increases.
Apical meristems increase the length of the plant. In dicots, the growth occurs at the stem tips and root tips. If you cut the stem tips off, the axillary buds will begin to grow making the plant bushy.
In grasses, the apical meristem is at the base of the leaves so when you mow the lawn, the leaves continue to increase in length making you cut the grass again!
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Meristems are embryonic tissues found in various locations in the plant.
Cambium is a type of a meristem found between the xylem and phloem in plants with secondary growth. It increases the diameter of the stem and roots. In trees, there is vascular cambium forming phloem to the outside of the cambium and new xylem cells to the inside of the cambium. Cork cambium produces new bark cells as the diameter of the tree increases.
Apical meristems increase the length of the plant. In dicots, the growth occurs at the stem tips and root tips. If you cut the stem tips off, the axillary buds will begin to grow making the plant bushy.
In grasses, the apical meristem is at the base of the leaves so when you mow the lawn, the leaves continue to increase in length making you cut the grass again!
the cambium is a layer or layers of tissue, also known as lateral meristems, that are the source of cells for secondary growth
the meristem is the undifferentiated plant tissue from which new cells are formed, like that at the tip of a stem or root.