Refer to the Figure Showing a Root Tip

question 173

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure showing a root tip. Which statement about primary growth of the root is false?

• A) Root hairs are derived from the procambium via the pericycle.
• B) The root apical meristem produces the root primary meristems.
• C) The procambium produces xylem and phloem.
• D) There is no clear delineation between the three growth zones of the root.
• E) The procambium is interior to the ground meristem.

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