Monocots and Dicots

1. Monocots and Dicots

2. cotyledon • Is a structure in the embryo of a seed plant • Commonly called the seed leaf • There are two types of plants that contain cotyledons:

3. cotyledon

4. Monocots vsDicots Examples Lilly Rose

5. Monocots vsDicots • Flowering parts Flower parts and reproductive structures are arranged in multiples of 4 or 5 Flower parts and reproductive structures are arranged in multiples of three

6. Monocots vsDicots • Arrangement of vascular bundles Vascular bundles (xylem and phloem) can be found randomly throughout the stem Vascular bundles (xylem and phloem) form a distinct ring around the stem

7. Monocots vsDicots • Arrangment of vascular bundles

8. Monocots vsDicots • Arrangement of leaf veins Monocot leaf veins (made of xylem and phloem) are arranged in a parallel pattern Dicot leaf veins(made up of xylem and phloem) are arranged in a netted pattern

9. Monocots vsDicots • Arrangement of leaf veins

10. Monocots vsDicots • Root structures Have a fibrous root Have a tap root

11. Monocots vsDicots • Pollen grains Dicot pollen grains have three pores Monocot pollen grains have one pore

12. Roots