OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

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SOIL SCIENCE

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A seed with only one cotyledon is called a ____
A
Dicot
B
Monocot
C
Flower
D
Fruit
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Monocotyledons. Angiosperms or flowering plants having only one embryonic leaf or cotyledon are known as monocotyledons or monocots. Examples: grasses, wheat, maize, orchids, etc. The cotyledon is the storehouse of nutrients for the further development of the embryo.

Detailed explanation-2: -Seeds can have one or two cotyledons, the one with one cotyledon is known as monocotyledon seeds like that of wheat, garlic, grasses, coconut, and paddy. Seeds having two cotyledons are known as dicotyledons and they include peas, tomato, almonds, and cashews.

Detailed explanation-3: -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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