Question

Would the Mitotic Index be higher, lower, or approximately the same for a region of cells father up the root hair (away from the root tip)?

Answer 1

The level of cells experiencing mitosis or it is characterized as the proportion of no. of cells in the dividing stage

to the total number of cells recorded. This will help to distinguish the region of most mitotic activities. Mitotic

index help us to evaluate the cell division. Mitotic index decreases with increasing distance away from root tip. That

implies steady decline in cell division as move from the zone of cell division to the zone of cell elongation.

The meristematic area in the root tip is the effectively growing area and in this way the mitotic index is high