Which of the following features are all associated with monocots?
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A.
Fibrous root system, branched network of veins and one seed leaf -
B.
Fibrous root system, two seed leaves and floral parts in threes -
C.
One seed leaf, petals in threes or group of thees and parallel venation of leaves -
D.
One seed leaf, net-veined leaves and petals in threes or multiple of three
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation
| Feature | In monocots | In dicots |
| Number of parts of each flower | in threes(flowers are trimerous) | in fours or fives (tetramerous or pentamerous) |
| Number of furrows or pores in pollen | one | three |
| Number of cotyledons (leaves in the seed) | one | two |
| Arrangement of vascular bundles in the stem | scattered | in concentric circles |
| Roots | are adventitious | develop from the radicle |
| Arrangement of major leaf veins | parallel | reticulate |