Lonicera shoot apex

Longitudinal section of Lonicera shoot apex.

• Identify peripheral zone, central zone, and rib zone.
• Which zone contains the initial cells?
• What are the functions of the other zones?
• The shoot apical meristems of many flowering plants have three layers. Identify these layers. What are they called?
• Locate the procambium and protoderm. What do these tissues have in common?

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