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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Chapter 44.2, Problem 1HYEW
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To determine:
How trees can live so long.
Introduction:
The flowering plants generally grow throughout the life. The plant consists of two types of cells, meristematic cells, and differentiated cells. Meristematic cells are the actively dividing cells while differentiated cells are the mature cells which are specialized to perform a particular function.
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