NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM PLANTAE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A plant whose leaves have parallel veins is a
A
monocot
B
dicot
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Monocotyledons: Mostly fibrous roots are seen in the monocots like grass, wheat, maize etc. The venation mostly seen in the monocots is the parallel venation. Venation is the arrangement of veins in the leaf blade or leaf sheath.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monocot leaves tend to have parallel veins; in dicots the veins are netted. Monocot floral parts are in multiples of 3; dicots are based on 4’s or 5’s. The vascular bundles in monocots stems are scattered; in dicots they form a ring surrounding the pith.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of plants with parallel veins are sedges, cattails, lilies, irises, and grasses (e.g., corn, rice, wheat, turf grasses).

Detailed explanation-4: -Monocots have parallel venation in their leaves, while dicots have netted venation.

Detailed explanation-5: -In parallel venation, veins are arranged parallel to each other on the leaf blade. Banana, wheat, rice and corn are common examples of leaves with parallel venation.

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