Question

How does a monocot root differ from a dicot root? (select all that apply)

A. pith at the center of the vascular cylinder
B. xylem at the center of the vascular cylinder
C. fibrous root system
D. taproot system

Answer 1

Angiosperms, flowering plants, are divided into two groups: monocots and dicots.

Features of monocot and dicot plants. Images from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman (www.whfreeman.com), used with permission.

Monocot seeds have one "seed leaf" termed a cotyledon (in fact monocot is a shortening of monocotyledon). Dicots have two cotyledons. Both groups, however, have the same basic architecture of nodes, internodes, etc.

Comparison of monocot (left, oat) and dicot (right, bean) gross anatomy. Image from Purves et al., Life: The Science of Biology, 4th Edition, by Sinauer Associates (www.sinauer.com) and WH Freeman

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