LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Monocots have a single such cotyledon, while other flowering plants usually have two. The exception to this is the water lily Nymphaea, which has what appears to be a single cotyledon with two lobes, but which has usually been interpreted as two fused cotyledons.

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: -Not all plants have cotyledons, which means they are neither monocots or dicots. Plants that form spores, such as ferns, and plants that form cones, as with most evergreens, do not produce cotyledons. However, all plants that flower can be divided into either monocots or dicots.

Detailed explanation-4: -Those with one cotyledon are known as monocotyledons or monocots. Monocots include daylilies, orchids, palms, bananas, pineapples, and corn. Most have leaves with parallel veins and flower parts in multiples of three.