Monocot and dicot assignment?

Question

differentiate monocot and dicot based on external morphology:

1. cortex

2. endodermis (present or absent)

3. Cambium (P or A) in roots

4. arrangement of vascular bundles in roots

5. arrangement of vascular bundles in stems

5. Cambium (P or A) in stems

6. pith (narrow or wide)

7. mesophyll layer

8. bulliform cells (P or A) in leaf

Answer 1

MONOCOTS

Embryo with single cotyledon  

Pollen with single furrow or pore    

Flower parts in multiples of four or five  

Major leaf veins parallel

Stem vacular bundles scattered

Roots are adventitious  

Secondary growth absent  



DICOTS

Embryo with two cotyledons  

Pollen with three furrows or pores

Flower parts in multiples of four or five  

Major leaf veins reticulated  

Stem vascular bundles in a ring

Roots develop from radicle    

Secondary growth often present

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