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What is the monocot difference between dicot

Posted by Harmanpreet Singh 6 years, 5 months ago

CBSE > Class 11 > Biology

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Sia ? 6 years, 5 months ago

Monocot Leaf

Symmetry: Isobilateral

Stomata distribution: Amphistomatic i.e., stomata equally distributed on both the surfaces.

Bulliform cells: Present on upper epidermis.

Mesophyll: Only spongy parenchyma is present which has very small intercellular spaces.

Bundle sheath: Made of parenchyma but just above and below the vascular bundles are found sclerenchymatous cells (upto epidermis)

Dicot Leaf

Symmetry: Dorsiventral

Stomata distribution: Hypostomatic i.e., stomata present on lower surface of leaf.

Bulliform cells: Usually absent.

Mesophyll: Made up of two types of tissues: Palisade parenchyma and spongy parenchyma with large intercellular spaces.

Bundle sheath: Made up of parenchyma. Just above and below the vascular bundle some parenchymatous cells or collenchymatous cells are present up to epidermis.

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Shashant Pandey 6 years, 5 months ago

Monocot mean the seed which contains single cotyledons . It have fibres root. Example :wheat,rice,etc. Whereas dicot means the seed which contain two cotyledons . It have tap root. EXAMPLE: mangoes, neam,gram etc

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Shashant Pandey 6 years, 5 months ago

Monocot are made up two words mono means single and cot means cotyledons

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