Apical meristem can be defined as the region having rapidly growing cells, at tips of plant shoot and roots.
It is responsible for primary growth of plant shoots and roots as division in cells of this region results in increase in length of plant shoot and roots.
This is because cells present in this region are actively involved in growth by undergoing mitotic cell division.
Primary growth or lengthening of plants results from mitotic division in cells of the apical meristem tissue. The apical meristem can be found in the top of plants. When the plant divides, it helps to lengthen it. The correct choice is C.
