Biology

The cambial ring becomes active and begins to cut off new cells, both towards the inner and the outer sides. The cells cut off towards…

The meristematic layer that is responsible for cutting off vascular tissues -xylem and pholem – is called vascular cambium. In the young stem, it is…

The growth of the roots and stems in length with the help of apical meristem is called the primary growth. Apart from primary growth most…

The anatomy of an isobilateral leaf or monocotyledonous leaf is similar to that of the dorsiventral leaf in many ways. It is made up of…

The vertical section of a dorsiventral or dicotyledonous leaf through the lamina shows three main parts, namely; epidermis, mesophyll and vascular system. The epidermis which…

Plasma membrane or cell membrane: Just beneath the cell wall, there is a living membrane around the protoplasm, called plasma membrane or cell membrane. It…

Plant Cell wall: The cellulose made, hard and non-living membrane around the protoplasm of each cell is said to be cell wall. Physical structure: A…

Monocotyledonous Stem is the monocot stem has a sclerenchymatous hypodennis. a large number of scattered vascular bundles, each surrounded by a sclerenchymatous bundle sheath and…

Dicotyledonous Stem is the transverse section of a typical young dicotyledonous stein shows that the epidermis is the outermost protective layer of the stem (Figure).…

The anatomy of the monocot root or monocotyledonous root is similar to the dicot root in many respects (Figure). Monocotyledonous Root has epidermis, cortex, endodermis, pericycle,…