Monocot Roots Fresh cross section of corn (Maize) root. How you describe the How is the arrangement vascular arrangement of this different from a dicot root? monocot root in Maize? Locate the vascular cylinder, What is the central area of the pith, cortex, endodermis, in a monocot root called? and epidermis. Casparian strip in endodermis of mature Cross section of mature monocot root monocot root. Immature cross section of corn (Maize) High magnification of immature root monocot root lacking casparian strip. What tissues are outside the Locate the pericycle. What ring of vascular tisues? are the large cells inside the What region is inside the ring of pericycle? vascular tissue? What is the function of the What is the function of the pericycle? endodermis? Compare and contrast a Can you locate the vascular cross section of the mature cambium between the xylem and immature root. and phloem?
Monocot Roots Fresh cross section of corn (Maize) root. How you describe the vascular arrangement of this monocot root in Maize? What is the central area of the in a monocot root called? How is the arrangement different from a dicot root? Locate the vascular cylinder, pith, cortex, endodermis, and epidermis. Cross section of mature monocot root Casparian strip in endodermis of mature monocot root. Immature cross section of corn (Maize) root High magnification of immature monocot root lacking casparian strip. What tissues are outside the ring of vascular tisues? What region is inside the ring of vascular tissue? What is the function of the endodermis? Can you locate the vascular cambium between the xylem and phloem? Locate the pericycle. What are the large cells inside the pericycle? What is the function of the pericycle? Compare and contrast a cross section of the mature and immature root.
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