NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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: -Monocot can be identified by their flowers parts. The flower parts on a monocot plant come in multiples of 3! Monocot leafs have parallel or up and down veins. Monocot stems have scattered vascular bundles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Monocots typically possess three sepals and three petals. In some cases the sepals resemble the shape and color of petals and are described as petaloid or petal-like. Also monocot flowers usually have six stamens.

Detailed explanation-5: -Monocots have a single cotyledon in their seed, parallel venation in their leaves (Figure 8.1. 2), flower parts in multiples of three (3-merous, see Figure 8.1. 3), and vascular bundles dispersed throughout the stem in concentric circles.