Multiple choice

Which of the following correctly distinguishes monocots from dicots?

  1. Flowers of monocots are pentamerous, whereas flowers of dicots are trimerous.

  2. Leaves of monocots show parallel venation, whereas leaves of dicots show reticulate venation.

  3. Roots of monocots are adventitious, whereas roots of dicots are fibrous.

  4. Vascular bundles in the stem of monocots are arranged in a ring, whereas in the stem of dicots, they are scattered.
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Explanation

Cotyledons represent a bit of pre-designed plant in the seed. There can either be one cotyledon or two cotyledons.

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