Biology Lab Review - Vegetative Parts of Flowering Plants

Part 2 - Roots & Stem

Photos by Dr. Rob Bowker, Glendale Community College, Glendale, Arizona
(These photos are protected by copright and may not be reproduced without written permission.)

This is a cross section through part of a plant:

Is it root or stem?
Is it monocot or dicot?
How do you tell?

Name structure A.

Name tissue B.
This is a cross section through part of a plant:

Is it root or stem?
Is it monocot or dicot?
How do you tell?

Name tissue A.

Name structure B.

Name tissue C.  (Give both the general and the more specific terms.)
This is a cross section through part of a plant:

Is it root or stem?
Is it monocot or dicot?
How do you tell?

Name tissue A.

Name structure B.

C and D are both ___ tissue.
Specifically, C is ___ and D is ___.
This is a closeup of the central region of what structure in what part of what group of plants?

Name tissue A.
Name tissue B.
Name tissue C.
Name tissue D.

Give the function of each tissue.

The two photos on the left are taken from stem cross sections:

Name the structure shown in each photo.

Name tissue A.
What is the function of tissue A?

Name tissue B.
What is the function of tissue B?

What type of cells are shown at C?
What is the function of these cells?
 

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