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Comparison of Monocots and Dicots
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Comparison of Monocots and Dicots
Characteristic
Monocots
Number of The seed contains one
Cotyledons cotyledon
In the leaf the veins run
Type of Veins
parallel to each other
Petals are usually in
Flower
multiples of three
Vascular
Vascular bundles are
Bundles in scattered throughout
Stem
the stem
Vascular
Xylem and phloem in a
Tissues in ring
Root
Fibrous (adventitious)
Type of Root
Examples
corn, lilies, trillium,
grasses, irises, spider
plant
Dicots
The seed contains two
cotyledons
In the leaf the veins
branch out
Petals are usually in
multiples of four or five
Vascular bundles are
arranged in a ring in the
stem
Phloem between arms
of xylem
Tap root (primary) and
fibrous (adventitious)
beans, sunflowers,
impatiens, geraniums,
marigolds, Swedish ivy
XTHJ34EI
Comparison of Monocots and Dicots
Characteristic
Monocots
Number of
Cotyledons
Type of Veins
Flower
Vascular
Bundles in
Stem
Vascular
Tissues in
Root
Type of Root
Examples
Dicots
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Identify each of the pictures below as monocots or dicots.
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Circle monocot or dicot to identify the pictures below.
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