Application Based Questions . Cut a transverse section of young stem of a plant from your school garden and observe it under the microscope. How would you ascertain whether it is a monocot stem or a dicot stem ? Give reasons.
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Solution
In monocot stems, the ground tissue is undifferentiated, and the vascular bundles are closed and scattered, whereas in dicot stem, ground tissue is differentiated and the vascular bundles are open and are arranged in a ring.