NAME: DATE: 09/01/2022

GRADE& SECTION: 12 STEM Sincerity SCORE:

LABORATORY NO. 1: ROOT PLANT ANALYSIS

Introduction:

Compared with animals, plants have a relatively simple design. Most land plants consist of
a stem or axis, which functions for support and contains the conducting tissues of the plant. The
stem usually supports light-gathering and photosynthetic structures called leaves  and the plant's
reproductive structures, which may go by the names flowers, sporangia cones, or any number of
others depending on the taxon. Land plants are anchored to their substrate by roots or rhizomes,
which are really underground stems. Although there are relatively few basic parts to plants, each
part can take on an amazing variety of forms. Compare redwood or oak trees and the bluegrass
from the surrounding lawn. Both have stems, leaves, and reproductive structures, but they look
very different.
The variety of stem form (woody or non-woody, densely branching or un-branched) gives plants
a variety of growth forms. For example, "tree" "bush" and "herb" are important classes of growth
forms. Plants with different growth forms often have different life histories and ecologies. Since
life history and ecology are important features that are modified during evolution, growth form is
an important feature of plants and lineages. Some plants occupy a number of growth forms
depending on the conditions under which they live, or at different points in their life cycle. The
terms "tree", "bush" and "herb" also have colloquial meanings that make them difficult to define
precisely in a scientific sense.

Objectives:
a. Examine the plant's roots in detail.
b. Utilize microscopes to examine the corn roots.

Materials:

Microscope
Corn root tip (L,S)
Corn root (C, S)
Corn Root Cap

Procedure:
Monocot Root Cross Section (corn)
1. Observe the corn root slide with your naked eye. (A longitudinal section might also be on the same
slide. The cross-section is round.)
2. Observe the section under low power. Draw a section of the root and label the following parts of the
root.
a. Root - absorbing nutrients and water, providing anchorage, and acting as a food
storage site
b. Root Tip - functions as a sensory organ, and that its role is of paramount
importance not only for root growth but also for growth and development of the
entire plant.
c. Root Cap - protects the root meristem and assists the growing root in penetrating
the soil.
3. Turn to high power and observe the structures of the root. Draw and label the following parts root.
Repeat Procedure (a, b and c)

Results: LOW POWER

CORN ROOT (L,S)

Epidermis

Cortex

Endodermis

Pericycle

Pith
Xylem
Phloem

Root Hairs

CORN ROOT CAP

Cortex

Vascular Bundle

Epidermis
 CORN ROOT TIP (C,S)

Protoderm
Ground Meristem

Vascular Cambium

Plerome

Periblem
Dermatogen/ Clyptrogen
complex
Root Cap

Conclusion:

Post Laboratory Question:

a. What is the functions of root in corn plant?
b. Is corn a stem or root ?

A)

B)