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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A [[meristem]] is [[plant]] [[tissue]] containing [[Unidifferentiated Undifferentiated Cell|undifferentiated]] [[Stem Cell|stem cells]] at [[root]] and [[shoot]] tips that can divide to produce [[Specialised Cell|specialised cells]].
===About the Meristem===
: Usually only [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] in the [[meristem]] can divide for the [[plant]] to [[Growth|grow]]. Other [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] can only elongate.
: [[Cell (Biology)|Cells]] in the [[meristem]] are affected by [[Plant Hormones|plant hormones]] like [[Auxin|auxin]] and [[gibberellin]].