Is it a monocot or dicot?
The seed-forming plants: A seed is a fertilized ovule (part of the plant ovary). It is a multicellular structure containing an embryo plant and its food. Seeds can survive long periods of inactivity between their formation and activation. Today, seed plants are the most successful plants on Earth. Seed plants are broken into two groups based on how their seeds are formed: Gymnosperms: plants that produce “naked” seeds. • Gymnosperm seeds are protected by a “cone”. • Pollen cones (male) produce pollen. • Seed cones (female) produce the seed. • There are about 700 species of gymnosperms. Angiosperms: plants that produce seeds enclosed in a fruit. Is this a Monocot or Dicot? • Class Monocotyledoneae: • Monocots have one cotyledon, or “seed leaf”. • About 90,000 species are known. • Class Dicotyledoneae: • The embryo plant of a dicot has two seed leaves. • About 185,000 species are known. Monocots and dicots are easily distinguished by their physical characteristics. End Of Instruction pra
