The below mentioned article provides notes on plants and animals. Man has always been impressed by the vastness and variety of living things. Life manifests itself in infinite numbers and diverse forms. Leaving aside the less known and submicroscopic viruses, the plants and animals are the two important kinds of living things. Man himself is an animal, and so too [...]
The below mentioned article provides notes on plants and animals. Man has always been impressed by the vastness and variety of living things. Life manifests itself in infinite numbers and diverse forms. Leaving aside the less known and submicroscopic viruses, the plants and animals are the two important kinds of living things. Man himself is an animal, and so too [...]
Meristematic cells have some distinctive features. They are usually isodiametric and compactly arranged without leaving intercellular spaces. Cells have dense cytoplasm, very small vacuoles and quite prominent nuclei. Plastids are in the pro-plastid stage and ergastic matters are usually absent. Walls are thin, homogeneous and made of cellulose (Fig. 135). These are the characters of truly meristematic cells; departures are [...]