AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a plant has a flower that has five petals, how would it be classified?
A
monocot
B
dicot
C
cone-bearing plant
D
nonvascular plant
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Similarly, a dicot flower is tetramerous or pentamerous which means it can have up to 4-5 petals or the number of petals is multiple of 4-5. The other flower parts also show similar features as petals. 2)The arrangement of veins in the leaves that is also known as venation is different for monocot and dicot flowers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Number of flower parts–If you count the number of petals, stamens, or other floral parts, you will find that monocot flowers tend to have a number of parts that is divisible by three, usually three or six. Dicot flowers on the other hand, tend to have parts in multiples of four or five (four, five, ten, etc.).

Detailed explanation-3: -Dicots typically possess four or five sepals and four and five petals. Dicots usually have four, five, ten or numerous stamens.

Detailed explanation-4: -The sepals and the petals are collectively known as a perianth. A pea flower has 5 petals.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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