1. Explain how plants move water against gravity to reach the tops of their stems.

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Lab Assignment: Plant Organs - Stems
Plant Organ: STEMS
1. Explain how plants move water against gravity to reach
the tops of their stems.
2. Define the following structures in herbaceous stems:
a. epidermis
b. pith
c. parenchyma cells
d. sclerenchyma cells
e. vascular bundles
PLANT ORGA
f. xylem
g. phloem
Transcribed Image Text:03 PM Sat Dec 3 Lab Assignment: Plant Organs - Stems Plant Organ: STEMS 1. Explain how plants move water against gravity to reach the tops of their stems. 2. Define the following structures in herbaceous stems: a. epidermis b. pith c. parenchyma cells d. sclerenchyma cells e. vascular bundles PLANT ORGA f. xylem g. phloem
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