Question

Select the characteristic features of a monocot.

• A. Parallel venation
• B. Fibrous root system
• C. Tap root system
• D. Single cotyledon in seed

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

Single cotyledon in seed

Cotyledons are the food reserve for growing seeds and their number in the seeds can vary. Plants having seeds with a single cotyledon is called monocot. These plants show different morphological characteristics to distinguish them from the dicot plants with seeds having two cotyledons. A monocot plant shows fibrous root system and parallel venation on their leaves (eg: maize), whereas a dicot plant have tap root system and reticulate venation on their leaves (eg: pea).