DENDROLOGY

DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY

PLANT CLASSIFICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What classification would a crop plant have if it has 1 cotyledon in it’s seed?
A
Monocot
B
Dicot
C
Monecious
D
Dioecious
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Angiosperm plants with a single cotyledon in the seed are referred to as monocotyledons or single cotyledon plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monocots have one cotyledon, and dicots have two. Monocots and dicots differ in several other major ways, as well. For example, monocots (ex. lilies) have flower parts that appear in groups of three, and dicots (ex.

Detailed explanation-3: -The embryo of each seed plant possesses one or more leaf-like structures called cotyledons, which absorb nutrients and may function as the first leaves in some plants. Monocots have a single such cotyledon, while other flowering plants usually have two.

Detailed explanation-4: -Angiosperms (flowering plants) whose embryos have a single cotyledon are grouped as monocots, or monocotyledonous plants; most embryos with two cotyledons are grouped as eudicots, or eudicotyledonous plants.

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