Cut a transverse section of young stem of a plant from your school garden and observe it under the microscope. How would you ascertain whether it is a monocot stem or a dicot stem?

How would you distinguish monocots from dicots?

You are asked to find the genotypes of a tall pea plant growing in your school garden. Name the cross and explain how would you confirm the genotypes.

A transverse section of stem is stained first with safranin and then with fast green following the ususal schedule of double staining for the preparation of a permanent slide. What would be colour of the stained xylemand phloem?

Bacteria cannot be sern with the naked eyes, but these ran be seen with the help of a microscope. If you have to carry a sample from your home to your biology laboratory to demonstrate die presence of microbes under a microscope, which sample would you carry and why?