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Chapter 33.4, Problem 3SB
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The steps in the primary growth of a leaf and the structures that result from the process.

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The primary growth process is responsible for making the primary plant body. The cells of the apical meristem (shoot apical meristem and root apical meristem) divide and elongate causing the elongation of the plant body and thus the primary growth of the plant.

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