Stem

• Label this diagram of a stem

  A) epidermis

  B) collenchyma

  C) cortex

  D) medulla

  E) vascular bundle

  F) xylem

  G) phloem

  
• Describe and explain the arrangement of the vascular bundle in stems.?

  Vascular bundles are in a ring at the periphery, with xylem towards the centre and phloem towards the outside. This gives flexible support and resists bending.