Question

Write the no. of cotyledon type of root and leaf venation of monocot and dicot plants.

Answer 1

Monocot plant:
One cotyledon, parallel venation and fibrous roots.

Dicot plant:
Two cotyledon, reticulate venation and tap roots.

Answer 2

The number of cotyledon, type of root and leaf venation of monocot and dicot plants:

• The monocot plant has one cotyledon and dicot has two cotyledon.
• The plant embryo in seed have structure called cotyledon.
• The monocot has adventitious root growing from stem and dicot has taproot system.
• The leaf in monocot is sessile, which indicates being attached directly to the base without the stalk. If the leaf has stalk, then the plant is dicot.
• In monocot the leaf has parallel venation which are long and thin.
• The plant is dicot for branched venation of leaf.
• Hence based on number of cotyledons, type of root, type of leaf and type of leaf venation the monocot and dicot are differentiated.