AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many flower petal groups in a dicotyledon?
A
1 or 2
B
3 or 6
C
4 or 5
D
2 or 6
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dicots typically possess four or five sepals and four and five petals. Dicots usually have four, five, ten or numerous stamens.

Detailed explanation-2: -In monocot flowers, the number of petals is 3 or a multiple of 3. In dicot flowers, the number of petals is 4 or 5 or a multiple of 4 or 5.

Detailed explanation-3: -The monocot flower has flower parts that occur in threes or multiples of threes, or the flowers are trimerous, and it is one of the distinctive characteristics of monocot plants. There is generally only one stigma, with three stamens and three petals and three sepals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Monocot flowers occur with parts having multiples of three; usually there are three stamen, three petals and three sepals (six tepals), and usually just one stigma.

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