Plant Structure and Transpiration

This laboratory will be devoted to the study of plant leaves, stems, and roots and the function of their components.
Please complete Part 1, Introduction to Plant Structure, with the following internet tutorial.

Introduction to Plant Structure    
A. Apical Meristems    

1.  Stem Tip (Coleus; long section)

 50 X  

2.  Root Tip (Allium; onion root long section)

 50 X  
B.  Leaves    

1.  Leaf (Syringia vulgaris; lilac cross section)

 100 X 200X

2.  Epidermal leaf peel TA will demonstrate in laboratory

    
C.  Roots    

1.  Root hair observation. Student activity to be completed in laboratory.

    

2.  Root (Ranunculus; buttercup cross section)

 40 X 400 X
D. Stems    

1.  Dicot stem (Helianthus; sunflower cross section)

 40 X 250 X

2.  Monocot stem (Zea; corn cross section)

 40 X 250 X