Question

Differences &similarities between maize & beans

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer: (i) Maize seed is a monocot seed whereas bean seeds are dicot seed. (ii) Maize seed only have a single leaf inside, most of the space inside the seed is reserved for endosperm but bean seed have two leaves, both of which store and provide food to the seedling in absence of endosperm.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Differences between maize & beans:

1. Bean seeds are dicot seeds, whereas maize seeds are monocot seeds.
2. In contrast to bean seeds, which have two leaves and store food for the seedling in the absence of endosperm, maize seeds only have a single leaf inside; the majority of the area inside the seed is set aside for endosperm.
3. While bean seeds take seven days to germinate, corn seeds (maize) germinate in three days.

• Similarities between maize & beans:

1. The angiosperm plant family includes maize and beans.
2. Both the bean and the corn are flowering plants.
3. Bean and maize produce fruit and seeds.
4. They both have cotyledons.

#SPJ3