Plant leaves typically show determinate growth: that is,they reach a certain size and then stop growing.A researcher wishes to determine if leaf growth can be changed from determinate to indeterminate.In setting up an experiment to test this question,the researcher would have to alter the function of which plant part?

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The shoot apical meristem is responsible for the growth and development of the shoot system, including the leaves. Altering its function could potentially change leaf growth from determinate to indeterminate. The other choices do not have as direct of a role in determining leaf growth.

Plant Leaves Typically Show Determinate Growth: That Is,they Reach a Certain