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{Family Relationships - Between Monocots and Dicots}

It's a Dicot!

If you look back on the section where we talk about seed structure, there is a diagram of both a monocot and a dicot seed. Our baby falls into the category of  dicot, so we will go over their characteristics first.

Dicots are embryos that have two cotyledons, which are the food source for an embryo before it can go through photosynthesis. They also have roots that develop form a radicle and secondary growth is present in these plants.

Monocots, on the other hand, have one cotyledon, which is how these two plant groups got their names. "Mono" meaning one or "Di" meaning two, and the ending "-cot" refers to the cotyledon. Along with this, monocots have roots that are adventitious and secondary growth is often absent in this category of plants.

There are also many common plants varieties that are seen everyday. Some example of monocots are peas, beans, daisies, and mint; some examples of dicots are corn, daffodils, sugarcane, and bamboo. These are all common plants, and some even grow near each other in a home garden, but their categories based on their embryonic phases build their differences.