Biology GCSE
Meristems and plant growth
What Meristems and plant growth means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Meristems and plant growth
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Many plant cells remain unspecialised in meristems and can differentiate throughout life as the plant grows or repairs damage.
Topics that use Meristems and plant growth
- Cell differentiation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cell differentiation
- Cell division and mitosis
- Differentiation
- division of labour
- Mitosis
- Regeneration and repair
- Repair and replacement
- specialised cells
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