Briefly explain how growth and differentiation in plants differs from that in animals. Use correct
terminology for any structures or tissues needed for your explanation. What will be an ideal response?
Differences include the following:1.
Plants grow only at certain regions, called meristems; young animals grow over all parts of
their bodies.
2. Plants exhibit both indeterminate and determinate growth. That is, roots and stems increase
in length through the activity of apical meristems that continue to divide throughout the life of
the plant; other plant parts such as leaves cease to divide once they reach a certain size.
Animals exhibit only determinate growth and do not continue to increase in size.
3. Certain plant cells, such as parenchyma cells, retain the ability to differentiate into other
cell types; differentiated animal cells are irreversibly committed to their fates.
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A. pleural sac. B. pericardial cavity. C. alveolar cavity. D. bronchial space. E. pharyngeal cavity.
Ligaments attach bone to muscle.
a. true b. false
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