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20/08/2020 6:36 pm
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In plants, cell division occurs ____________ whereas in animals, it occurs ____________.
(A) only upto a certain age, continuously
(B) continuously, only upto a certain age
(C) continuously in both
(D) only upto a certain age in both
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20/08/2020 6:38 pm
(B) continuously, only upto a certain age
Explanation:
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 to a certain age after which cells divide only to replace worn out and lost cells.