Question

Give one difference between the roots of monocots and dicots

Answer 1

●Roots of Monocots are fibrous ●Roots of dicots are well developed and contains a tap root system

Answer 2

Dicot roots Monocot roots

Xylem is usually tetrarch.

Xylem is polyarch.

Pith is usually absent. Pith is usually large at the centre.

Metaxylem vessels are generally polygonal in cross section. Metaxylem vessels are generally circular in cross section.

Secondary growth is present. There is no secondary growth