Thursday, November 14, 2013

Outline the differences between monocotyledons and dicotyledons

The leaf veins of a monocotyledons have parallel venation while dicotyledons have reticulated venation. Monocotyledons have one cotyledon while dicotyledons have two. Monocotyledons have fibrous adventitious roots and dicotyledons have top roots with lateral branches. Monocotyledons have floral organs that appear in multiples of three while dicotyledons have floral organs that appear in multiples of four and five. The pollen in monocotyledons has single pores while the pollen in dicotyledons has three pores.

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