Question

How do you tell if a seed is a monocot or dicot?

Answer 1

Identification of monocot and dicot seed:

1. The easiest way to tell if a seed is a monocot or dicot is by observing the cotyledons.
2. Monocot seed has only one cotyledon while dicot seed possesses two cotyledons.
3. There are certainly other ways.
4. For example, monocot flowers have 3 floral parts and dicot flowers have 4 or 5 floral parts.