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ACTIVITY #6

EXTERNAL STRUCTURE OF STEM


Monocot Stem Dicot Stem
Morphology
of a Stem
PHYSIOLOGY OF A STEM

1. support leaves to maximize light absorption

2. part of conduit for transport of water, minerals,


and organic solutes

3. Storage

4. Production of new living tissue. The normal


lifespan of plant cells is one to three years. Stems
have called meristems that annually generate new
living tissues
2. The stem is the ascending axis of
the plant. Give the significance of
this characteristic.

A stem is of two main structural axes of a vascular


plant, the other being the root. The stem is
normally divided into nodes and internodes.
1. 1. The nodes hold one or more leaves as well
as buds which can grow into branches(with
leaves, conifer cones, or inflorescences )
2. 2. The internodes distance one node from
another

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