Basic anatomy in monocots vs eudicots

Question 1

List the ways in which monocotyledons and eudicotyledons differ in their root system, leaf venation, and floral structure

Answer 1

Monocots:

• Usually parallel veins
• Flower parts in 3s
• Lamina often bladelike, petiole often absent, sheathing leaf-bases
• Fibrous, often shallow roots
• Vascular bundles in a complex/scattered arrangement
• true 2° growth rare, with vasc cambium

Eudicots:

• Reticulate/netlike veins
• Flower parts in 4s or 5s
• One prominent root (tap root)
• Common true 2° growth