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Q. How many shoot apical meristems are likely to be present in a twig of a plant possessing 4 branches and 26 leaves?

Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Solution:

The shoot apical meristems are present at the tips of the stem, and its branches. They produce growth in length. As the twig possesses 4 branches, number of shoot apical meristems are likely to be 5 including one of the twig itself.