Ncert Exercises & Solutions

10. How would you distinguish monocots from dicots?

Monocots and dicots can be differentiated through their morphological and anatomical characteristics.

Characteristic	Monocot	Dicot
Morphology
Roots	Fibrous roots	Tap roots
Venation	Generally parallel venation	Generally reticulate venation
Flowers	Trimerous flowers	Pentamerous flowers
Cotyledons in seed	One	Two
Anatomy
No. of vascular bundles in stem	Numerous	Generally 2-6
Cambium	Absent	Present
Leaves	Isobilateral	Dorsiventral