Question

Pat wants to observe mitotic cell division in an onion plant. Which part of the plant body is most suitable for this activity and why?

Answer 1

young onion root tips because the root tip contains apical meristematic tissues

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Answer 2

The answer is young onion root tips.

Mitosis is the cell division. So, Pat must find tissues that still undergo mitosis.

The cells in the meristematic region of the root are embryonic cells. These cells are undifferentiated. They have the capacity to undergo continuous mitotic divisions and divide into new cells.