There are numerous differences between dicot and monocot stems and roots. Stems generally have thick-walled epidermal cells while roots have thin-walled cells. Stems possess features like cuticles, stomata, hypodermis and pith that roots lack. Additionally, roots have unique structures like root hairs, casparian strips and differentiated ground tissue. Vascular bundles also differ in number, structure and xylem vessel composition between stems and roots of dicots and monocots.
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There are numerous differences between dicot and monocot stems and roots. Stems generally have thick-walled epidermal cells while roots have thin-walled cells. Stems possess features like cuticles, stomata, hypodermis and pith that roots lack. Additionally, roots have unique structures like root hairs, casparian strips and differentiated ground tissue. Vascular bundles also differ in number, structure and xylem vessel composition between stems and roots of dicots and monocots.
There are numerous differences between dicot and monocot stems and roots. Stems generally have thick-walled epidermal cells while roots have thin-walled cells. Stems possess features like cuticles, stomata, hypodermis and pith that roots lack. Additionally, roots have unique structures like root hairs, casparian strips and differentiated ground tissue. Vascular bundles also differ in number, structure and xylem vessel composition between stems and roots of dicots and monocots.
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There are numerous differences between dicot and monocot stems and roots. Stems generally have thick-walled epidermal cells while roots have thin-walled cells. Stems possess features like cuticles, stomata, hypodermis and pith that roots lack. Additionally, roots have unique structures like root hairs, casparian strips and differentiated ground tissue. Vascular bundles also differ in number, structure and xylem vessel composition between stems and roots of dicots and monocots.
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1. Epidermis a. Nature of Thick walled Thin walled the cells b. Epidermal Present, multi cellular trichomes Present, unicellular root hairs hairs c. Cuticle Present Absent d. Stomata Present Absent 2. Present, made up of collenchyma Absent Hypodermis 3. Wavy in appearance richly Circular in appearances. Contains passage cell Endodermis deposited with starch casparian strips Many layered, made up Of 4. Perlcycle Single layered, made up of parenchyrna sclerenchyina 5. Medullary Present Replaced by conjuctive tissue rays 6. Pith Present Absent 7.Vascular bundles a. Number Eight Eight, four each of xylem and phloem b. Nature Conjoint, collateral and open Radial c. Xylem Endarch Exarch
Differences between Dicot root and Dicot stem
Differences between monocot root and monocot stem Character Monocot stem Monocot Root s 1.Epidermis a.Nature of Thick walled Thin walled the cells b.Epiderm Absent Present, unicellular root hairs al hairs c.Stomata Present Absent 2. Hypodermi Present, made up of sclerenchyma Absent s 3. Ground Undifferentiated Differentiated tissue 4. Vascular bundles a. Number Indefinite Eight each of xylem and phloem Radial b. Nature Conjoint, collateral closed Radial c. Xylem Endarch Exarch d. Xylem Only two protoxylem vessels and two More than two protoxylem and two vessels metaxylem vessels in each bundle Present metaxylem vessels in each bundle e. Lysigenous Present Absent cavity f. Phloem Present Present parenchym a
COMPARE ROOTS AND STEMS
There are numerous differences between stems and roots. Firstly, there is a difference in the nature of cells found in the epidermis. Cells from stems generally have a thick wall, while cells from roots typically are thin-walled. On stems of dicots (generally not monocots) epidermal hairs are present as multicellular trichomes. Hairs are also present on roots but as unicellular root hairs.
Dicot stems also possess a cuticle whereas roots do not.
Another main difference between roots and stems is whether or not stomata is present. Stomata is present in stems but absent in roots. Stems also possess a hypodermis (made up of sclerenchyma in monocots and collenchyma in dicots) but roots do not.
The overall appearance of the endodermis also varies
between roots and stems. In dicot stems, it typically has a wavy appearance richly deposited with starch, yet in dicot roots, the endodermis is usually circular in appearance and consists of passage cells and Casparian strips. Ground tissue of monocot stems and roots also differs. Monocot stems have undifferentiated ground tissue, whereas monocot roots have differentiated ground tissue. In the pericycle of dicots, more differences can be noted. The pericycle of stems has many layers and is made up of sclerenchyma, whereas, the pericycle of roots has a single layer and is made up of parenchyma. Medullary rays are present in dicot stems but are replaced with conjunctive tissue in dicot roots. The pith is also present in dicot stems but not dicot roots. There are also many notable differences between the vascular bundles of stems and roots. The number of vascular bundles varies between stems and roots with an indefinite number in monocot stems yet there are only eight of each xylem and phloem in monocot roots. In dicots, the number of vascular bundles varies slightly as well. In dicot stems, only 8 vascular bundles are present and in dicot roots four of each xylem and phloem are present. The nature of vascular bundles also varies between stems and roots. Stems usually have conjoint, collateral vascular bundles (closed in monocots; open in dicots) whereas roots have radial vascular bundles. The number of xylem vessels present in roots and stems also differs. There are only two protoxylem vessels and two metaxylem vessels in each bundle in stems, but there are more than two protoxylem and two metaxylem vessels in each bundle in roots.
Monocot stems possess a lysigenous cavity but monocot
roots do not. Both monocot stems and roots possess phloem parenchyma.
Another difference between roots and stems such as the fact
that stems usually develop above ground, whereas roots usually develop below ground.
I've summarised these differences in a table (see
attachment) - its makes it a little easier to understand!