If You Carve Your Initials in the Trunk of a Tree

question 58

Multiple Choice

If you carve your initials in the trunk of a tree, will they move up as the tree grows?

• A)Yes. A tree elongates from the ground up.
• B)Yes. Secondary growth will cause them to move up.
• C)No. Elongation occurs just below the tips of growing stems in the apical meristems.
• D)Yes. Growth continues in all parts of a plant throughout its life.

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