The diagrams represent two forms of a vascular plant tissue, as seen under the microscope - Leaving Cert Biology - Question 6 - 2007
Question 6
The diagrams represent two forms of a vascular plant tissue, as seen under the microscope.
(a) Name this vascular tissue
(b) Identify the two forms of this tissue.... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:The diagrams represent two forms of a vascular plant tissue, as seen under the microscope - Leaving Cert Biology - Question 6 - 2007
Step 1
Name this vascular tissue
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The vascular tissue represented in the diagrams is called xylem.
Step 2
Identify the two forms of this tissue
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The two forms of xylem tissue are:
A: vessel
B: tracheid
Step 3
The walls of A and B are reinforced with a hard material. Name this material.
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The walls of both vessel and tracheid are reinforced with lignin.
Step 4
Where precisely is this vascular tissue found in the stem of a young dicotyledonous plant?
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This vascular tissue (xylem) is found in the vascular bundle or next to the phloem in the stem.
Step 5
Name another vascular tissue
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Another type of vascular tissue is phloem.
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