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Plant Stem Cells: Meristems

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🌿 Plant Stem Cells: Meristems

Plants also have stem cells, but they work differently from animal stem cells:

Feature Animal Stem Cells Plant Meristems
Location Scattered in specific tissues Growing tips (apical) and cambium (lateral)
Differentiation Often irreversible More flexible - can dedifferentiate
Totipotency Lost after early embryonic stage Many plant cells remain totipotent throughout life
Growth pattern Determinate (stops at maturity) Indeterminate (continuous growth)

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Types of Stem Cells by PotencyHow Do Cells Become Specialised?The Amazing Journey from Stem Cell to Specialized CellTypes of Stem Cells by Source

Practice Questions for Stem Cells and Cell Differentiation

What is a stem cell?

  • A. An undifferentiated cell that can divide to produce many cell types
  • B. A specialized cell found only in plant roots
  • C. A cell that has already differentiated into a nerve cell
  • D. A bacterial cell that divides by binary fission
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What is a stem cell?
An undifferentiated cell that can divide to produce more stem cells (self-renewal) or differentiate into specialized cell types.
What does 'totipotent' mean?
The highest level of potency - cells can differentiate into any cell type in the organism plus extraembryonic tissues like the placenta. Example: fertilized egg.

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