Give two differences between monocotyledon and dicotyledon plants
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Comparison Chart
BASIS FOR COMPARISON MONOCOTS DICOTS
Meaning Plants with the seed having only one cotyledon are called as monocots, and the plant is called as monocotyledons. Plants with the seed having two cotyledons are called as dicots and plant is called as dicotyledons.
Embryo Contains one cotyledon. Contains two cotyledons.
Flower parts The flower parts are present in multiples of three. The flower parts are present in multiples of four or five.
Pollen Pollen tube contain single pore or furrow (monocolpate). Pollen tube has three or more pore or furrow (tricolpate).
Leaves The venation of the leaf is parallel. There is the net-like or intersecting type of venation present in the leaf.
Leaves are isobilateral. Leaves are dorsiventral.
Monocots have stomata on both upper as well as on lower surface of their leaves and so-called as amphistomatous. Dicots have stomata only on one surface of their leaves and so-called as epistomatous.
Roots Adventitious or fibrous roots - with many branches. Radicle or tap roots - with long thick root.
Stem Vascular bundles in stems are scattered throughout. Vascular bundles in stems are arranged in a ring-like pattern.
Secondary growth Absent, cambium absent. Present, cambium present.
Woody/Herbaceous Monocots are herbaceous. Dicots are both woody as well herbaceous.
Examples Sugarcane, banana tree, grass, daffodils, palm, ginger, grains which include wheat, rice, corn, millets. Mint, lettuce, tomato, legumes which include beans, lentils, pea and peanuts.
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Monocotyledons have parallel venation and fibrous root system and Dicotyledons have reticulate venation and Tap root system