COMPARISONOFMONOCOTSANDDICOTS

FLOWER PARTS A flower’s job is to attract pollinators; it holds all of the reproductive parts in concentric rings

Monocot parts are in multiples of 3.This includes male and female parts; petals; and sepals.

Dicot parts are in multiples of 4 or 5.

VASCULAR BUNDLE: Clusters of conduct- ing tubes in the plant consisting of xylem and phloem.

Vascular Bundles distribute water and nutrients and provide support to the plant stem and leaves.

Xylem carry water andnutrientsfromrootsup.

Phloem carries organic compounds in any direction.

Monocotvascularbundlesarescattered

Dicotvascularbundlesarearoundtheperimeter

Dicot VB Monocot VB phloemxylem

In vascular bundles, the phloem is toward the outside of the stem, whereas the xylem is toward the inside of the stem.

Leaf venation In monocots, the Veins are parallel.

In dicot leaves, the veins are netted or branched.

Seed Structure:

Dicot Seed: Two cotyledons

Monocot Seed: One cotyledon

In a monocot, the roots spread out from a central location. This is called a fibrous root system.

Monocot Roots Fibrous Root System

In a dicot, there Is a main root that Reaches downward With smaller roots Growing off of it. This is called a taproot system.

Dicot Roots Taproot System

PlantTissue

There are four main types of plant tissue VascularVascular DermalDermal GroundGround MeristemMeristem

Vascular tissue is for conducting water and nutrients. It is continuous from roots to stems to leaves.

Dermal tissue makes up the coverings of leaves,roots, and stems.

Ground tissue functions in food storage, metabolism, and support

Meristem tissue is found in areas of cell division for growth of the plant.

Apical meristem is at the tips of roots, buds,and stems

Lateral meristem is on the sides of stems and roots