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Give four points of anatomical differences between a monocot stem and a dicot stem.
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Monocot Stem Dicot Stem 1) Undifferentiated ground tissue. Ground tissue is differentiated into cortex, endodermis, pericycle, stele and pith. 2) Vascular bundles are closed, usually longer one towards the centre. Vascular bundles are open arranged a ring. 3) Secondary growth is absent. Secondary growth is present.
4) Pith absent. Pith absent.
| Monocot Stem | Dicot Stem | |
| 1) Undifferentiated ground tissue. | Ground tissue is differentiated into cortex, endodermis, pericycle, stele and pith. | |
| 2) Vascular bundles are closed, usually longer one towards the centre. | Vascular bundles are open arranged a ring. | |
| 3) Secondary growth is absent. | Secondary growth is present. | |
| 4) Pith absent. | Pith absent. |
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