Campbell Biology (11th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13409-341-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-13409-341-3

Chapter 35 - 35.2 - Concept Check - Page 764: 1

Answer

Primary and secondary growth could not occur simultaneously since the cambiums needed for secondary growth occur well after the primary meristems have done their work.

Work Step by Step

Review the location and time of action of the two kinds of meristems for these two kinds of growth. They are clearly found at very different times, so the growth which they produce would be as well.
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