Your Cousin Told You a Rather Scary Story About a Night

Your cousin told you a rather scary story about a night spent in a cornfield.He claims that there were popping noises around him all night.You say,"Oh,I can explain what you heard.Those popping noises were

A) the apical meristems cells in the corn stalks elongating."
B) the developing of the kernels of corn on the ears of the corn stalks."
C) the expansion of the lateral meristems increasing the girth of the corn stalk."
D) the growth of the intercalary meristem inside the corn stalk."
E) the development of the tassels on top of the corn stalk."