Sunday, September 4, 2011

Distinguishing Characteristics between Monocots and Dicots

The roots of the carrot represent the central root of dicots, the roots on the right are fibrous roots which monocots have.
http://biology.unm.edu/ccouncil/Biology_203/Images/FloweringPlants/MonocotDicotStemOverview.jpeg

The parallel veins are from monocots, while the webbed veins are from dicots
http://www.ohio.edu/people/braselto/readings/images/050404_leaf_venation.jpg


Dicots have their stem vascular bundles in a ring (right picture), while a monocot's stem vacular bundles are scattered (left picture)
http://www.ohio.edu/people/braselto/readings/images/mon-dicot_flowers.jpg

Monocot flowers part in multiples of three, while dicot flowers part in multiples of four or five
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/webb/bot311/bot311-00/roots/RootCarrotOnion300.jpg

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