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Have you had the chance to watch a tree grow over a span of several years? Did you notice that the tree grew thicker and taller? Deep in the roots of the tree and high in the growing shoots are meristem cells. Each year, the meristem cells help the tree continue to grow.

Question
Which process is most critical for different types of tree cells to develop?
Responses

DNA replication
uppercase D N A replication

mitosis
mitosis

cell differentiation
cell differentiation

sexual reproduction

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The process that is most critical for different types of tree cells to develop is cell differentiation.