Xylem and phloem

Observing xylem and phloem with Mr.Carbono on the amazing Vermont school.

Xylem and phloem lab activity

Objectives:

• ·         Learn how to see xylem and phloem in a microscope.
• ·         Learn more about xylem and phloem.
• ·         Have fun learning new things. 

Theoretical backround:

• Xylem: Is a transport tissue in charge to transport water and minerals from roots to oher parts of the plant.

• Phloem:Is transprt  tissue in charge to transport food and minerals from leaves to storage organs and growing plants.

Procedure:

1. 1 Set the microcope .
2. 2.    Get the stem,cut horizontally a tiny slide.
3. 3.    Set on the slide the specimen.
4. 4.    Obserbe it and take note.
5. 5.    Let the stalk stand in the water approximately one hour.
6. 6.    Cut a small section of the stem and obserbe under a microscope(100x or 400x).

       Materials

• 1  Microscope.
• 2.    Knife.
• 3.    Container.
• 4.    Slide.
• 2 - 250 ml graduated cylinders (plastic ) or similar sized bottle/container.

      Reactive.

1. Water.

2. Oil (immense).

3. Blue-Methylene.

4. Universal red.   

Images of phloem(400 x)

Observation:

• It look like something raining.
• Also looks like a hairy thing.
• They are  parallel lines.

Image of xylem