Does the growth pattern in plants differ from that in animals? Do all the parts of plants grow indefinitely? If not,name the regions of plants which can grow indefinitely.

(N/A) Yes,the growth pattern in plants differs from that in animals.
Plant growth is unique because plants retain the capacity for unlimited growth throughout their life.
This ability is due to the presence of meristems at certain locations in their body.
The cells of such meristems have the capacity to divide and self-perpetuate.
The products of these divisions soon lose the capacity to divide and differentiate to form the plant body.
This form of growth,wherein new cells are always being added to the plant body by the activity of the meristem,is called the open form of growth.
In contrast,growth in animals is determinate,meaning they have a limited growth period after which further growth of their body stops.
The regions of plants that can grow indefinitely are the meristematic regions,such as the root apical meristem and the shoot apical meristem.