Name: __________________________________ Date Completed: _____________________________

Year & Sec: ____________ Time Submitted:_____________________________

Activity No:_____

Anatomy of Young and Old Dicot Stem

Objective/s:

1. To gain information on the general structure of young and old dicot stem.
2. To locate and examine the vascular cambium.

Procedure: (provide extra sheet/s for the drawing)

A. Aristolochia elegans stem

Locate the different parts and label the following: Epidermis, Cortex, pith xylem, cambium
and phloem.
The Epidermis:

1. How many cell layer do you see?_________

2. Are the cells cutinized?__________________________________________________

The Cortex:

1. What is the inner boundary of the cortex?___________________________________

2. What type of cells make up the cortical region?_______________________________

3. How do the cells of the pith differ from other cells of cortical parenchyma?
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Specimen: Vascular Bundle of Phaseolus aureus L. (mongo)

Draw and label all parts. Locate the xylem region, and Phloem.
4. Differentiate between primary from the secondary xylem.
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5. What cell types can you recognize in the xylem?__________________________________

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6. Can you distinguish the primary and secondary phloem? How?_____________________

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7. What kind of cells make up the xylem?______________________________________.

Draw and Label the parts of the Cross section of young dicot stem and old dicot stem. Use
extra Sheets for the Drawing, if necessary.
 Anatomy of Monocot Stem

Objective/s:

1. To gain information on the general structure of monocot stem.

2. To locate and examine the vascular bundles.

Procedure:

A. Zea mays L. (stem)

Locate the different parts and label the following: Epidermis, Cortex, sclerenchyma,
parenchyma, xylem, and phloem.

1. What are the functions of vascular bundle?

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2. Is a vascular cambium present in corn?___________________________________

3. What do you call the thick-walled cells surrounding each vascular bundle?_____________.