Internal Plant Anatomy

Flashcards covering key terms and concepts in internal plant anatomy, including differences between dicots and monocots and adaptations in desert plants.

Dicot vascular bundles

Vascular bundles arranged in a ring within the stem.

Monocot vascular bundles

Vascular bundles scattered throughout the stem.

Vascular cambium

Tissue present in dicots that allows for secondary growth (increased stem diameter), which is generally lacking in monocots.

Secondary growth

The increase in stem diameter allowed by the vascular cambium in dicots.

Cortex (monocots and dicots)

A tissue present in both dicots and monocots, though its organization and distinctness can differ.

Desert plant cortex

A plant cortex that is often thicker compared to that in other plants.