AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Reticulate venation is a characteristic of dicots and parallel venation is of monocots.

Detailed explanation-2: -Leaves of monocot plants show parallel venation and leaves of dicot plants show reticulated venation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of plants showing reticulate venation include rose, tulsi, hibiscus, papaya, Mangifera. Parallel venation involves the veins running parallel to each other.

Detailed explanation-4: -A monocot leaf having reticulate venation belongs to the families Smilax, Alocasia, Dioscorea, and Colocasia. It is rarely found in the monocotyledons and occurs only in a few plants. The veins contain vascular tissues which are important for the transport of food and water.

Detailed explanation-5: -Monocot leaves tend to have parallel venation, as opposed to the branching patterns seen in eudicots. Figure 13.2. 1: These two monocot leaves both have parallel venation. It is more obvious in the leaf on the right.