Monocots vs Dicots

Monocots and Dicots

Plant groups: All plants that have flowers are grouped as Monocots or dicots

• Monocots: plants that have one cotyledon in the seed

• Dicots: plants that have 2 cotyledons in their seeds

A cotyledon is a plant's first leaf it says in the seed until it sprouts

this pumpkin seed is a dicot - it has 2 cotyledons

Multiple Choice

A plant's first leaf found inside it's seed is a

• coyote

• baby leaf

• cotyledon

• seed leaf

Multiple Choice

how many cotyledons do monocots have ?

• 5

• 1

• 2

• 4

Multiple Choice

How many cotyledons do Dicots have

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2

Flowering plants are called Angiosperms

this hibiscus plant is a Dicot (we know because its has 5 petals)

Monocots

monocots have fibrous ( bushy) roots like crazy hair.

Dicots have a "tap root" in the middle with smaller roots branching off

Monocots flowers have 3 or six or 9 petals.

this spider lily is a monocot (their petals work like the 3 x table.)

Dicot flowers have 4 or 5 petals

Monocot leaves have straight parallel veins

look at the lines on this lade of Sugar cane grass.

(parallel is a maths word that tells about lines)

Dicot leaves branch out like nets

this leaf is from the coleus plant ( coat of many colour's)

Multiple Choice

Dicot roots are ...?

• fibrous

• a taproot with smaller branches

• soft

• hard

Multiple Choice

Monocot roots are

• a tap root

• fibrous

• branching

• hard

Multiple Choice

if a flower has 6 petals it is a

• monocot

• dicot

Multiple Choice

If a plant has 5 petals it is a

• monocot

• dicot

Multiple Choice

If the lines on a plant leaf are parallel it is a

• monocot

• dicot

Multiple Choice

The lines on a plants leaves are net- like or branching it is a......

• monocot

• dicot