Monday 2 December 2013

Monocots vs. Dicots

Angiosperms (flower-bearing plants) can be divided into 2 categories based on certain characteristics.

In today's lab, I would like you to compare the roots, stems and leaves microscope slides to the ones that we have posted in an earlier "Roots, Stems & Leaves" post.

You will be posting 3 pictures - a root, a stem and a leaf - look back at your previous post and take pictures of the other (monocot or dicot) and categorize each as monocot or dicot...
How do you know the difference?  Compare the arrangement of vascular bundles between monocot and dicot in each structure.  Label the vascular bundles in today's pictures to show you know where they are.

And publish!

REMINDER - NEXT MONDAY - UNIT TEST ON PLANTS

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