5 Identify the following characteristics as either eudicot or monocot: Flower parts in multiples of threes Pollen with three apertures Scattered vascular bundles Embryo with two cotyledons Netted venation of leaf veins Secondary growth absent Embryo with one cotyledon Pollen with sulcus and one pore Flower parts in multiples of fours or fives Parallel venation of leaf veins Secondary growth present Vascular bundles arranged in a ring Check Your Understanding 1.1 In vascular plants, is the specialized tissue that carries nutrients within the plants and is the tissue that carries water 1.2 In plants, what are the basic dermal tissues? 1.3 What is the basic function of meristematk tissue? 1.4 Label the following phloem tissues with the correct type of function. Parenchyma cells Companion cells Sieve tube members Sclerenchyma A. Provides conduction B. Provides storage C. Provides support In this exercise, you looked at longitudinal sections of stem and root tips, and the common celery stalk. What type of tissue makes up the "strings" in the celery? What is the function of this tissue? 25