Question

Growth is a consequence of which of the following?

(a) Increase in the amount of protoplasm

(b) Increase in the amount of DNA

(c) Increase in the amount of cytoplasm

(d) Increase in the amount of RNA

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I want to ask this question from Growth and Development in Plants topic in section Plant Growth and Development of Biology – Class 11

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) Increase in the amount of protoplasm

To explain: Growth at a cellular level is principally a consequence of the increase in the amount of protoplasm. Since an increase in protoplasm is difficult to measure directly, one generally measures some quantity which is more or less proportional to it.