AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is monocotyledon plant?
A
Durian tree
B
Banana plant
C
Rose plant
D
Mango plant
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bananas are monocots since their seed contains only one cotyledon . Like monocots, their leaves are marked by the presence of parallel veins. They have a fibrous root system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bananas (Musa spp.), including dessert and cooking types, are giant perennial monocotyledonous herbs of the order Zingiberales, a sister group to the well-studied Poales, which include cereals.

Detailed explanation-3: -The seeds with one seed leaf or cotyledon are called monocotyledonous seeds. Example: Maize, wheat, paddy etc. The seeds with two seed leaves or cotyledons are called dicotyledonous seeds. Example: Pea, gram, mango, castor etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rice, wheat, maize, bamboo, palm, banana, ginger, onion, garlic, lilies, daffodils, iris, tulips are examples of Monocot seeds.

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