Class 11 Botany simulations · Anatomy of Flowering Plants

Dicot vs monocot stem

Compare transverse sections of dicot and monocot stems: arrangement and type of vascular bundles.

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What to notice

Dicot bundles lie in a ring and contain cambium; monocot bundles are scattered and closed.

Key relation

Open bundles (with cambium) → secondary growth possible

Try this

Which stem could later thicken by secondary growth? Why?

What you can change

• Stem: choose Dicot (e.g. sunflower), Monocot (e.g. maize)

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• Secondary growth and annual rings
• Stomata: guard cells at work

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