Question

Abigail is a laboratory assistant. She has been asked to prepare microscope slides of plants undergoing mitosis. Where is the best place to get samples?

1.) from the flower petals
2.)from the tips of the root
3.)from the woody part of a tree
4.) from the leaves

Answer 1

From the tips of the root

Answer 2

The answer would be the second option - From the tips of the root

This is because cell division, in higher plants, takes place in areas known as meristems, which are are normally located at the tips of stems or roots. Since mitosis is the process of cell division, the best place to observe it would be at the meristems. A sample of the meristem can best be gotten from the tips of the root.