After bringing a small plant into the biology lab, you prepare microscope slides of the shoot. Near the tip of the shoot, you observe a dense patch of cells that seem to be actively dividing in a way that would cause the shoot to continue growing in length. This patch of cells is the __________.

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After bringing a small plant into the biology lab, and preparing a microscope slides of the shoot. Near the tip of the shoot, and observing a dense patch of cells that seem to be actively dividing in a way that would cause the shoot to continue growing in length. This patch of cells is the apical meristem. It is region of cells capable of division and growth in the root and shoot tips in plants. Apical meristems helps in the growth of the primary plant body and are reason behind the extension of the roots and shoots.

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