Question

corn and beans are often cited as representative examples of ______,respectively

a) Fern and Moss
b) Cycads and Conifers
c) Monocots and dicots
d) Whisk fern and horsetail​

Answer 1

c) monocots and dicots

Answer 2

Answer:

The corn and beans are monocots and dicots respectively.

Explanation:

• Fern is a seedless vascular plant and belongs to the phylum Pteridophyta. Both the moss and ferns​ reproduce through spore formation. As there is no seed formation occurs in these plants. So, moss and ferns will not be the correct answer. Whisk fern and horsetail​ also belong to the phylum Pteridophyta.
• Cycads and Conifers are the subdivision of gymnosperms, so they are seed-bearing (naked seed-bearing) and vascular plants.
• During embryogenesis, cotyledons are formed in angiosperms. When the seeds germinate, these become the first leaves of the seedlings. Two cotyledons are present in dicot plants. A few examples are beans, pea, almonds, and cashews. A single cotyledon (scutellum) is present in monocotyledon plants. A few examples are Corn, wheat, and rice.

Hence, the correct option is c)