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Monocots vs. Dicots

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Monocots and Dicots are categories of

a)

All plant types

b)

Flowering plants

c)

All living things

d)

beds for single and twin babies

2.

Dicots typically have the following feature which is different to Monocots

a)

Root hairs

b)

fibrous roots

c)

tap roots

d)

died roots

3.

Monocots typically have the following type of veins

a)

Parallel

b)

Branching

c)

Capillaries

d)

Varicose

4.
Examine this seed. Would you expect it to produce a dicot or monocot plant?
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
Neither
d)
Cotyledon
5.
Identify the type of vascular bundles (inside look of stem) as a dicot or monocot.
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
Neither
d)
Both
6.
Why is the flower in the picture classified as a dicot?
a)
A.  The petals are arranged in 3 or groups of 3.
b)
B.  The petals are arranged in 4 or 5 or groups of 4 or 5.
c)
C.  The leaves have webbed, scattered or branching veins
d)
D.  Both B and C
7.
Examine the leaf. Would you expect this plant to be classified as a dicot or monocot?
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
Neither
d)
Both
8.
What type of seed leaf would you expect this flower to have?
a)
one cotyledon
b)
two cotyledon
c)
three cotyledon
d)
unlimited cotyledon
9.

Flowering plants are also known as ...

a)

Angiosperms

b)

Gymnosperms

c)

Nonvacular plants

d)

Seedless vascular plants

10.

Monocots have all of the following except...

a)

Flowers with petals in multiples of 3

b)

Scattered vascular tissue

c)

Parallel veins on their leaves

d)

Taproots

11.

One cotyledon (food storage area)

a)

Monocot

b)

Dicot

12.

Two cotyledons (food storage area)

a)

Monocot

b)

Dicot

13.

Broad Leaf

a)

Monocot

b)

Dicot

14.

The seeds that flowering plants produce may have one or two food leaves called _______________________.

a)

flowers

b)

cotyledons

c)

stems

d)

floral

15.

Look at the floral part of the sunflower. Is it monocot or dicot?

a)

Monocot

b)

Dicot

16.

Look at the floral part of this hibiscus. Is it monocot or dicot?

a)

Monocot

b)

Dicot

17.

The two major groups of Plants are

a)

Flowering and Monocots

b)

Monocots and Dicots

c)

Family and Life Cycle

d)

Flowering and Non-flowering

18.

Flower parts in dicots are in multiples of?

a)

4 or 5

b)

7

c)

3

d)

2

19.
Why is the flower in the picture classified as a dicot?
a)
A.  The petals are arranged in 3 or groups of 3.
b)
B.  The petals are arranged in 4 or 5 or groups of 4 or 5.
c)
C.  The leaves have webbed, scattered or branching veins
d)
D.  Both B and C
20.
Is this flower from a monocot or dicot?
a)
monocot
b)
dicot
c)
neither
d)
both