3. Is celery a monocot or a dicot? Explain how you know. Refer to Figures 11.5 and 11.6 in your book. Compare the location of the vascular bundles in the celery (See the photograph above) to the two figures. Total Magnification: epidermis phloem xylem vascular bundle parenchyma cell Figure 11.5: Corn (Zea mays) stem, cross section view at 40X. Corn is a monocot. Plant Diversity, Angiosperm Structures & Angiosperm Reproduction | Laboratory 11 Total Magnification: epidermis cortex phloem cambium _ vascular bundle xylem pith bluedoor, LLC Figure 11.6: Sunflower (Helianthus), cross section at 40X. Sunflowers are dicots. te: Keep the microscope at your lab table. Return your prepared slides to the box. 221 Laboratory 11 | Plant Diversity, Angiosperm Structures & Angiosperm Reproduction