Question: what is the difference between the arrangement of vascular bundles in monocot and dicot stems?
Answer: Monocot stems have scattered vascular bundles. Dicot stems have their vascular bundles in a ring arrangement. Monocot stems have most of their vascular bundles near the outside edge of the stem. ... Dicot roots have their xylem in the center of the root and phloem outside the xylem.