Question

classify the following plants as the monocots and dicots (rice plant, jack fruit tree, mango tree, pumpkin, coconut tree, pea plant, wheat plant )​

Answer 1

The examples of the monocots are Rice, Wheat and Coconut while the  Jackfruit tree, Mango Tree and Pea Plant are dicots.

• Leaves, stems, roots, and flowers are the four structural traits that distinguish monocots from dicots.
• Monocots have one cotyledon in their seed, whereas dicots have two cotyledons.
• Monocots have parallel leaf veins, whereas dicots have reticulated leaf veins.
• Monocots have fibrous (adventitious) roots, while dicots have a single taproot with several lateral branches.
• Monocots have floral parts in multiples of three, while dicots have flower parts in multiples of four or five.
• In monocots, vascular bundles are dispersed, whereas, in dicots, they create a ringed shape.
• Pollen contains a single pore (monosulcate), whereas dicot pollen has three pores (furrows) (trisulcate)

Answer 2

Rice plant, wheat plant and coconut tree are monocots while jack fruit tree, mango tree, pumpkin and pea plant are dicots.

Explanation:

Monocots:

• Monocots bear a single cotyledon in their seeds.
• Monocots have a fibrous root system.
• In monocots, leaves are long and narrow with parallel venation.
• Monocots have trimerous flowers.
• In monocots, vascular bundles are scattered.
• In monocot, secondary growth does not occur.

Dicots:

• Dicots bear two cotyledons in their seeds.
• Dicots have a taproot system.
• In dicots, leaves are short and broad with reticulate venation.
• Dicots bear tetramerous or pentamerous flowers.
• In dicots, vascular bundles are arranged in rings.
• In dicot, secondary growth occurs.