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How would you distinguish monocots from dicots?
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Answer 1

Answer:

• Answer
• Monocots and dicots can be differentiated through their morphological and anatomical characteristics.
• Characteristic
• Monocot
• Dicot
• Morphology
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• Roots
• Fibrous roots
• Tap roots
• Venation
• Generally parallel venation
• Generally reticulate venation
• Flowers
• Trimerous flowers
• Pentamerous flowers
• Cotyledons in seeds
• One
• Two
• Anatomy
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• No. of vascular bundles in stem
• Numerous
• Generally 2 – 6
• Cambium
• Absent
• Present
• Leaves
• Isobilateral
• Dorsiventral

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

The seed in the plant having one cotyledon is called as the monocotyledon, while the seed in the plant having two cotyledons is named as the dicotyledon. Ginger, banana, wheat, maize, palm, onion, garlic are few examples of monocotyledonous plants, while rose, groundnut, potato, tomato, pea, eucalyptus, hibiscus are the examples of dicotyledonous plants