EXERCISE 13 

 WATER-CONDUCTING TISSUES OF A ROOT 



Materials. Piece of root from a tree. Koot should be about an 

 inch in diameter. 



Directions for work. Cut cross sections of the root. Compare 

 its structure with that of the stem, which it closely resembles. 

 Note the large water-conducting pores. 



References 



BERGEN and CALDWELL. Practical Botany, pp. 6-10, 24, 25. 

 BERGEN and CALDWELL. Introduction to Botany, pp. 9, 10, 20-25. 



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