EXERCISE 9: STEM

Name: ____________________________________________________ Sec: _______ Group #: _____

A. External anatomy of the stem and indicate the plant’s name.

Monocot stem Herbaceous Dicot Stem Woody Dicot Stem

Plant name:______________ Plant name: _______________ Plant name: ______________

Table 1. Comparison between a dicot stem and monocot stem in terms of the presence or absence of a specific part.

Criteria Dicot stem Monocot stem

Node
Internode
Leaf scar
Lenticel
Buds

Table 2. Comparison between an herbaceous stem and woody stem based on different criteria
Criteria Herbaceous stem Woody stem
Color
Texture
Growth in Diameter
Life Span
Nature of outer covering
Nature of buds

B. Internal anatomy of the stem

 Cross section of a young dicot stem
Cross section of monocot stem
Plant Name:_____________________________
Plant Name:_____________________________

Monocot stem vascular bundle Dicot stem vascular bundle

Plant Name:_____________________________ Plant Name:_____________________________
Type of Stele: ___________________________ Type of Stele: ___________________________

Table 3. Comparison of histology of monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous stem

Bases of Comparison Monocotyledonous Dicotyledonous

Distinction of regions
Hypodermis
Bundle sheath
Vascular cambium
Kind of growth
Arrangement of vascular bundle

C. Internal anatomy of woody dicot stem

X-section of woody dicot stem Portion of old dicot stem with lenticel
D. Transverse section of a woody dicot stem

Table 4. Differences between sapwood and heartwood

Bases of Comparison Sapwood Heartwood
Location
Color
Nature of cells
Function
Economic importance

E. Photos of specialized stems and their functions.

Plant Name:______________ Plant Name:______________ Plant Name:______________

Function: __________________ Function: __________________ Function: __________________
Plant Name:______________ Plant Name:______________ Plant Name:______________
Function: __________________ Function: __________________ Function: __________________

Plant Name:______________ Plant Name:______________ Plant Name:______________

Function: __________________ Function: __________________ Function: __________________

Score
Completeness /5
Correctness /10
Organization /5
Total /20