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Consider the following plant tissues: (A) Axillary buds (B) Fascicular vascular cambium (C) Interfascicular cambium (D) Cork cambium (E) Intercalary meristem. Identify the lateral meristems among the above.
A
(A), (C) and (D) only
B
(B), (C) and (D) only
C
(A), (B), (C) and (E) only
D
(A), (B), (D) and (E) only
Detailed Solution
Lateral meristems occur parallel to the sides of an organ and are responsible for secondary growth: these include the fascicular (vascular) cambium (B), interfascicular cambium (C), and cork cambium (D). Axillary buds are part of the apical meristem system, and intercalary meristem is a separate category (found at internodes/leaf bases).