Angiosperms:
Angiosperms are probably plants that people see on a daily-basis. For example, Angiosperms are plants that bear fruits, nuts, or berries. Out of all the Angiosperms in the world, they can be divided into 2 categories, Monocot or Dicot. There are many traits which allow us to determine whether a plant is a Monocot or Dicot. But in this post, you will see the Microscopic differences between Monocots and Dicots.
Roots:
As you can see, this is a picture of what a Cross-section of what a Monocot root and a Dicot root looks like close-up. It has many vascular Bundles arranged in a ring-like structure. Unlike the Moncot root, the dicot root has only 1 vascular bundle right in the middle shaped like an "x".
Monocot Dicot
Stems:
The pictures below close-ups of what a Cross-section of a Monocot and a Dicot stem. The differences between these stems are that in Monocot stems, the Vascular Bundles are arranged in a ring-like structure right beneath the epidermis and are relatively uniform size. On the other hand, the Vascular Bundles in a Dicot stem are scattered throughout the stem and are all different in size.
Leaves:
Below are pictures of cross-sections of a Monocot and a Dicot Leaf. In a monocot leaf, the Vascular Bundles are in line with each other. While in a Dicot leaf, the also parallel to one another but the difference is that in Dicot leaves, the vascular bundles are placed more farther apart.
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