Question

Choose the odd one out from the following:

• A. potato
• B. bamboo
• C. onion
• D. tulips

Answer 1

The correct option is A

potato

The correct option is A.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Potato is dicotyledonous.
2. They are the groups that once comprised all blooming plants or angiosperms.
3. Dicotyledons refer to the two embryonic cotyledons that are present in the seed.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option B:

1. Bamboo is a monocot.
2. Monocotyledonous seeds only have one big cotyledon, known as the scutellum, in their embryos.
3. The scutellum is typically shield-shaped and is located next to the embryo axis on one side.

Option C:

1. Onion is a monocot.
2. Similar to dicotyledons, monocotyledons have a shoot tip called a plumule that is enclosed in a sheath called a coleoptile and a root tip called a radicle that is enclosed in a coleorhiza.

Option D:

1. Tulip is a monocot.
2. Monocotyledonous seeds only have one big cotyledon, known as the scutellum, in their embryos.
3. The scutellum is typically shield-shaped and is located next to the embryo axis on one side.

Final answer: Potato is a dicot.