HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A flower with 10 petals, 5 sepals, and 15 stamens would be classified as a
A
monocot
B
dicot
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In dicots, the number of petals occurs in groups of four or five. Flowers with multiples of four petals are called tetramerous, while flowers with multiples of five petals are known as pentamerous.

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: -Most common garden plants, shrubs and trees, and broad-leafed flowering plants such as magnolias, roses, geraniums, and hollyhocks are dicots.

Detailed explanation-4: -1)The number of petals is different in monocot and dicot flowers. The monocot flowers are trimerous, which means they have either 3 petals or the number of petals are multiple of three, example a monocot plant can have 12 petals as it is a multiple of three.

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