How would you distinguish between monocots & dicots?

Monocots Dicots Also known as Monocotyledons Dicotyledons Type of Angiosperms (flowering plants) Angiosperms (flowering plants) Embryo The seed of the monocots has only one cotyledon, or embryonic leaf. The seed of the dicot has two cotyledon, or embryonic leaf. Flower The flower of the monocots has three petals or petals in multiples of three, such as three, six, or nine. The flower of the dicots has four or five petals or in multiples of four or five, such as eight, ten, etc. Pollen Has one furrow or pore in pollen Has three furrows or pores in pollen Stem Has a scattered arrangement of vascular bundles in the stem The Arrangement of vascular bundles in the stem is in concentric circles Roots New roots arise adventitiously from nodes in the stem The roots develop from the radical, which is a part of the seed embryo. Leaf Have parallel arrangement of major leaf veins. Most of the times they have long and narrow leaves. Have reticulate arrangement of major leaf veins, or in a net pattern. Have variety when it comes to shape and size of leaves. Seed Monocots generally have large, fleshy seeds. Fruits or seedpods are generally comprised of three parts. Dicots have a variety size and shape of fruits, seedpods, and seeds. Generally they tend to have a greater number of seeds per seedpod as compared to monocots. Secondary growth Absent Often present. New rings of pipes grow each year, so that the stem or trunk grows wider each year. read less