Lab 8 – Plant Anatomy

Lab 8 - Plant Anatomy

•Primary Plant Body (Herbaceous)I.Eudicot Stem x.s.

a.Organism: Helianthus (Sunflower)II.Monocot Stem x.s.

a.Organism: Zea Mays (Corn)•Secondary Plant Body (Woody)

I.Eudicot Stem x.s.a.Organism: Tilia

II.Eudicot Root x.s.a.Organism: Ranunculus (Buttercup)

III.Monocot Root x.s.a.Organism: Smilax (Greenbriar)

IV.Onion Root Tip l.s.a.Organism: Allium

V.Eudicot Leaf x.s.a.Organism: Nerium oleander (Oleander)

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Primary Plant Body (Herbaceous)Eudicot Stem x.s.Organism: Helianthus (Sunflower)

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Organism: Helianthus (Sunflower) x.s.

1. Epidermis2. Cortex3. Pith4. Vascular Bundle5. Xylem6. Phloem7. Sclerenchyma8. Cambium

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Primary Plant Body (Herbaceous)Monocot Stem x.s.Organism: Zea Mays (Corn)

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Organism: Zea Mays (Corn)

1. Epidermis2. Vascular Bundle3. Ground Parenchyma4. Xylem5. Phloem6. Fiber Sheath7. Protoxylem Lacuna8. Sieve-Tube Members9. Companion Cell10. Sieve Plate

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Secondary Plant Body (Woody)Eudicot Stem x.s.Organism: Tilia

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Organism: Tilia

1. Cork Cells2. Cork Cambium3. Cortex4. Pith5. Phloem Ray6. Secondary Phloem7. Xylem Ray8. Secondary Xylem (from pith out – Summer

Wood, Annual Ring, Spring Wood)9. Vascular Cambium

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Secondary Plant Body (Woody)Eudicot Root x.s.Organism: Ranunculus (Buttercup)

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Organism: Ranunculus

1. Epidermis2. Cortex3. Endodermis4. Pericycle5. Xylem6. Phloem7. Vascular Cambium

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Secondary Plant Body (Woody)Monocot Root x.s.Organism: Smilax (Greenbriar)

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Organism: Smilax

1. Epidermis2. Cortex3. Endodermis4. Pericycle5. Xylem6. Phloem7. Pith

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Secondary Plant Body (Woody)Onion Root Tip l.s.Organism: Allium

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Organism: Allium Root Tip

1. Root Tip2. Zone of Cell Division3. Zone of Elongation4. Zone of Maturation

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Secondary Plant Body (Woody)Eudicot Leaf x.s.Organism: Nerium oleander (Oleander)

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Organism: Nerium oleander

1. Upper Epidermis2. Lower Epidermis3. Palisade Parenchyma (Collective: Palisade

Mesophyll)4. Spongy Parenchyma (Collective: Spongy

Mesophyll)5. Stomatal Crypt6. Guard Cells