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Choose from the following list to label each component in the dicot stem cross-section below. A term may only be used once; some terms will not be used when labeling

Choose from the following list to label each component in the dicot stem cross-section-example-1

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Instead of drawing I decided that we label the arrows from top as A, B, C, D and E.

A - Cortex

B- Endodermis

C - Phloem

D - Xylem

E- Epidermis

Step-by-step explanation:

The epidermis is a single layer of cells on the outside that protects the inner tissues.

The cortex consists of parenchyma cells. These large, thin-walled cells have leucoplasts to store starch and large vacuoles to store water and dissolved sugars. Intercellular spaces between parenchyma cells facilitate the movement of water from the root hair cells on the outside of the plant to the xylem on the inside of the plant.

The endodermis forms the innermost layer of the cortex. It is a layer of tightly-packed, modified parenchyma cells. The radial and transverse cell walls are thickened with a water-impermeable, waxy suberin layer, known as the Casparian strip.

The phloem tissue is responsible for transporting food from the leaves of the plant to the cells of the root. The cambium separates the xylem and phloem tissues from each other. This is the area where secondary growth of xylem and phloem tissues occur. Xylem tissue is responsible for transporting water and dissolved mineral salts to the xylem tissue of the stem and leaves

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