Question

You cut your grass to stop it growing because you know the apical meristem is located at the tops of stems. The grass just grows back. Why?

Answer 1

This is because of presence of intercalary meristem in grass: characteristic of a monocot.

Explanation:

Meristems are named depending on their location: apical, lateral and intercalary.

Grasses and related monocots, such as bamboo have intercalary meristem at areas of leaf attachment, i.e. in areas called nodes.

To grow back, grasses do not need apical meristem but can do so by producing new cells from intercalary meristem.