Question

Differentiate between Monocot & dicot stem.

Answer 1

Monocot stem	Dicot stem
(1) Multicellular hairs absent	(1) Multicellular epidermal hair present
(2) Hypodermis sclerenchymatous	(2) Hypodermis Collenchymatous
(3) Vascular bundles numerous and scattered. (Atactostele)	(3) Vascular bundles limited, arranged as a broken ring (Eustele)
(4) Vascular bundles collateral, conjoint, closed, endarch	(4) Vascular bundles collateral, conjoint, open, endarch
(5) Endodermis, pericycle absent	(5) Endodermis, pericycle preseent
(6) Stem shows ground tissue	(6) Stem show cortex and pith