Work first with the Coleus slide. Monocots and dicots have different arrangements of the vascular bundles in the stem. A cross section slide is made through the width of an object. Use the figure provided on the answer sheet to identify the epidermis, pith and vascular bundles, paying attention to arrangement of the vascular bundles on the Coleus slide. Answer the questions provided.
Corn is a monocot.
Note the arrangement of the vascular bundles. Note also the endodermis. Leaves Leaves are the primary site of photosynthesis in plants. As such, they are going to have structures different from those in the stem and root. They also have vascular tissue, which is continuous with the vascular tissue of the root and stem.