HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An angiosperm with two cot yledons is called a
A
dicot
B
monocot
C
diploid
D
haploid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct option is A. Dicots. Plants producing seeds with two cotyledons are called dicots. The cotyledons contain stored fat that nourishes the embryo. While, plants having a single cotyledon in their seeds are called monocots .

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The flowering plants or angiosperms that produce seeds with two cotyledons are called dicotyledonous plants or simply dicots.

Detailed explanation-3: -On the basis of the number of cotyledons in seeds, angiosperms are divided into monocots (having one cotyledon) and dicots (having two cotyledons). General characteristics of dicots are: Their seeds have two cotyledons.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct option is B epiblast. Dicot plants have two cotyledons in a seed. In monocots, the first cotyledon is called scutellum while the second cotyledon is rudimentary and is called – epiblast.

Detailed explanation-5: -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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