TOPIC: TRANSPORT SYSTEM

LESSON 11: PHLOEM

LECTURER: ENG MANJONJO
TRUST ACADEMY
OBJECTIVES
a. State the main regions of the root of a dicotyledonous plant.
DICOTYLEDONOUS PLANT

• The root of a dicotyledonous plant consists of the three main

regions:

1. The outer epidermis together with root hairs.

2. The cortex together with endodermis.

3. The central part containing vascular tissue.

THE OUTER EPIDERMIS

• The root epidermis is a single layer of cells on the outside of the

roots with the function of protecting the inner root tissues.

• Root epidermis does not have a waxy layer covering it, as this
would prevent the absorption of water.

• The cells of the root hairs have large central vacuoles and large
surface areas for the uptake of water through osmosis.
THE CORTEX

• The cortex consists of round cells with thin walls and air spaces between them.

• They provide pathway for water to the xylem, but can also store water and food.

• The air spaces between them make in the exchange of gases by diffusion

possible in the root area.

• The endodermis is a single layer of cells with the function of regulating the flow

of water and other substances into the plant.

THE CENTRAL PART

• The central part of the root contains the vascular tissue grouped in a
single vascular cylinder.

• In a dicotyledonous root of a cross with rounds of phloem between

the arms of cross.

• The arrangement of xylem in a cross makes it easy to identify a

transverse section of a dicotyledonous plant.