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Q. In plants, growth occurs_______ whereas in animals, it occurs______ .

The Living World

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A multicellular organism increases its mass by cell division. In plants, growth continues throughout life as they have meristematic areas where cell divisions occur continuously. In animals, growth occurs upto a certain age after which cells divide only to replace worn out and lost cells.