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longitudinal section through xylem and phloem
phloem and xylem cells
root in cross section
stem cross section
fern leaf anatomy and morphology
leaf development
See how sieve tubes and sieve plates stimulate mass flow within a plant's phloem cells
How the vascular system works in plants
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