The micrographs below is of a tissue showing mitosis. Examine it and answer the questions.

      

The micrographs below is of a tissue showing mitosis. Examine it and answer the questions.

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(a) i. Identify the tissue from which the micrographs were obtained

ii. Give a reason for your answer in a) i above


iii.Name the stages represented by R and T.


(b) State two significance of mitosis to an organism.


(c) Name two regions in higher plants where cells actively undergo mitosis.

  

Answers


Maurice
(a) i. Plant tissue

ii. It has got no centrioles


iii.
R – Anaphase;

T– Telophase;


(b)
-Gives rise to new cells

-Brings about growth in multicellular organisms

-Retention of chromosome number


(c) Root tip, Shoot tip, Cambium, Flower, Bud, Young leaf
maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 14, 2019 at 06:05


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