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- 8. The process by which cells derived from the same meristem become structurally and functionally specialised.
- 12. A plant growth regulator generally associated with growth inhibition, dormancy and responses to environmental stress.
- 14. The initial phase of the growth curve during which growth is slow.
- 19. The phase of a growth curve in which growth slows down and eventually becomes nearly constant.
- 20. The phase of rapid growth in a sigmoid growth curve.
- 21. The process by which living differentiated cells regain the capacity to divide under certain conditions.
- 23. A type of growth in which both daughter cells produced by division retain the ability to divide, resulting initially in exponential growth.
- 25. The rapid elongation of the internodes of certain plants before flowering.
- 26. An irreversible permanent increase in the size of an organ or its parts, or in the size of an individual cell.
- 27. A group of actively dividing cells that contributes to the growth of a plant.
- 28. A type of growth in which one daughter cell continues to divide while the other differentiates, resulting in a linear increase.
- 30. Growth resulting from the activity of apical meristems that increases the length of roots and shoots.
- 31. A meristem located along the sides of stems and roots that contributes to an increase in girth.
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- 1. The phase of growth in which cells increase substantially in length.
- 2. Growth resulting from the activity of lateral meristems that increases the girth of plant organs.
- 3. A temporary state in which growth and development are suspended or greatly reduced.
- 4. The sum of growth and differentiation that occurs during the life cycle of a plant.
- 5. A meristem located between mature tissues, commonly at the bases of internodes or leaves in grasses.
- 6. A plant growth regulator that promotes cell division and can delay leaf senescence.
- 7. The type of cell division that increases the number of cells during plant growth.
- 9. The phase in which cells attain their final form and become specialised.
- 10. A gaseous plant growth regulator that promotes fruit ripening and is also involved in senescence and abscission.
- 11. The ageing process in plants that ultimately leads to the death of cells, tissues or organs.
- 13. The total growth of a plant organ or organism measured over a given period.
- 15. The process by which dedifferentiated cells become specialised again to perform specific functions.
- 16. A plant growth regulator that promotes cell growth, particularly cell elongation, and has many other effects on plant development.
- 17. A type of meristem located at the tips of roots and shoots and responsible for primary growth.
- 18. A type of growth measurement based on changes in size, mass, volume or cell number.
- 22. Growth expressed in relation to the initial size of the growing organ or organism.
- 23. A plant hormone that promotes growth in the stem, induces bolting in rosette plants and can promote seed germination.
- 24. The characteristic S-shaped curve obtained when growth is plotted against time.
- 29. The phenomenon in which the apical bud suppresses the growth of lateral buds.