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 monocot 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

 This is true. Leaves of monocot show parallel venation whereas leaves of dicots show reticulate venation.

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