A
lateral section of zea stem is comprised of several layers of cells
and vascular bundles. The sample has vertical pattern. The cell
layers appear similarly to a net. The edge of the sample is
epidermis. The epidermis seems to be thicker than cell walls.
Vascular Bundle
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200x
The lateral section of vascular
bundle appears with a pattern of a ladder. The
scales of the layer looks similar to scales of an
animal's hair..
400x
It looks like rings surround the
lateral section of the vascular bundle.
Epidermis
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200x
The edge of the sample seems like
several cells are overlapping. The epidermis seems
to be transparent since cells appear at the bottom
of it.
400x
The epidermis is comprised of two
long objects and one small round object. The small
object is located between the two objects.
Cells
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400x
Some transparent mucus-like
substances are found on the surface of the cells.
The substance looks similar to torn-off, thin
transparent sheets.
1000x
A few small round objects are found
on the surface of the cell. They are speculated to
be tiny nucleolus.
