AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are the characteristics of monocotyledon plants? (choose more than 1 answer)
A
Fibrous root
B
Woody stem
C
Non-flowering
D
Leaves with parallel veins
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Monocot plants are marked by seeds with a single cotyledon, parallel-veined leaves, scattered vascular bundles in the stem, the absence of a typical cambium, and an adventitious root system.

Detailed explanation-2: -If the veins on the the leaf run parallel to each other throughout the leaf, it is known as parallel venation. It is a feature of monocotyledonous plant. This type of veins are found in grasses.

Detailed explanation-3: -Monocot leaf First, they tend to be more oblong or linear in shape, and their vascular bundles are organized into veins that originate at the base of the leaf and run parallel to one another. In other words, they have a striate venation pattern.

Detailed explanation-4: -Monocot leaves tend to have parallel veins; in dicots the veins are netted. Monocot floral parts are in multiples of 3; dicots are based on 4’s or 5’s. The vascular bundles in monocots stems are scattered; in dicots they form a ring surrounding the pith.

Detailed explanation-5: -The characteristics of monocots are-single cotyledon, parallel-veined leaves, scattered vascular bundles in the stem, absence of a typical cambium, and adventitious root system.

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