Explain the process of secondary growth in the stems of woody angiosperms with the help of schematic diagrams. What is its significance?
Draw illustrations to bring out anatomical difference between:
(a) Monocot root and dicot root
(b) Monocot stem and dicot stem
Cut a transverse section of young stem of a plant from your school garden and observe it under the microscope. How would you ascertain whether it is a monocot stem or a dicot stem? Give reasons.
The transverse section of a plant material shows the following anatomical features:
(a) the vascular bundles are conjoint, scattered and surrounded by a sclerenchymatous bundle sheaths.
(b) phloem parenchyma is absent. What will you identify it as?
Why are xylem and phloem called complex tissues?
Both the xylem and the phloem are made up of more than one type of the cells which work as a unit.
Xylem helps in conducting water and minerals. It is made up of the following components:
Name the three basic tissue systems in the flowering plants. Give the tissue names under each system.