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BIOLOGY FROM 4 SCIENCE

CHAPTER 3 : TRANSPORT IN PLANT

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MONOCOT AND DICOT

MONOCOT

DICOT

Pith large and well developed

Pitch small or absent

Many vascular bundle

Few vascular bundle

Endoderms absent

Endoderm present

Secondary growth  does not take place

Secondary growth take place

Cambium absent

Cambium present

Xylem usually has few vessels(2-3)

Xylem has many vessels

Has one seed leaf

Has two seed leaf

Has long narrow leaves

Has broad and labeled leaves

Has parallel veins on leaves

Has net veins on leaves

Has fibrous root system

Has tap root system

No secondary growth due to absence of cambium

Secondary growth occurs due to presence of cambium

 

par Claude Foumtum
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