Question

Aim: To study the conduction of water through a plant body

Materials required: A small twig with white flowers, beaker, water and food colour (red)

Procedure: Leave the twig overnight in coloured water.Observe the colour of the flowers the next day. Cut a thin transverse section
of the stem and observe it under a microscope.

Observations:

1. You will see that the flowers have turned_______?

2. In the slide, you can see xylem as_____?

3. Which part gets coloured? The entire vascular bundle or only part of it? Give reasons for your answer.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Materials: food coloring · white/light-colored flowers such as daisies or white roses