In which of the following ways does a root
differ from a shoot?
a. a root only has apical meristems -- a shoot
could have both
b. a root lacks an epidermis- a shoot does not
lack an epidermis
c. roots lengthen when cells above the apical
meristem elongate- in shoots, cell
elongation below the apical meristem
causes the shoot to lengthen
d. in a root the apical meristem at the tip never
changes its position- in shoots the apical
meristem does change its position as the
stem elongates
e. all of these are differences between roots
and shoots
C
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