Gujarati
6.Anatomy of Flowering Plants
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A nail is driven into the trunk of a $30$ year old tree at a point $1$ meter above the soil level. The tree grows in height at the rate of $0.5$ meters a year. After three years, the nail will be

A

$1$ meter above the soil

B

$1.5$ meter above the soil

C

$2$ meters above the soil

D

$2.5$ meters above the soil

Solution

(a) The nail will be $1$ meter above the soil because when tree grows in height it will not effect the base level (Tree grows in height from the apical region).

Standard 11
Biology

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