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Organisation of stem apex into corpus and tunica is determined mainly by

A

planes of cell division

B

regions of meristematic activity

C

rate of cell growth

D

rate of shoot tip growth

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Tunica (outer zone of shoot apex) forms protoderm which through anticlinal divisions gives rise to epidermis of stem and leaves . Corpus is inner mass of meristem where cells undergo divisions in different planes to form procambium and ground meristem.
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