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Read the following statements and find out the INCORRECT statement.
a. Plant growth is unique because plants retain the capacity for unlimited growth throughout their life.
b. Growth, at a cellular level , is principally a consequence of the increase in the amount of protoplasm.
c. One single maize root apical meristem can give rise to more than 3,50,00 new cells per hour , whereas cells in watermelon may increase in size by up to 17, 500 times.
d. Environmental signals such as light , temperature and gravity also affect certain phases or stages of growth.
e. In geometric growth, following mitotic cell division , only one daughter cell continues to divide while the other differentiates adn matures.

A

b and d

B

c and a

C

a and e

D

c and e

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D
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