Which one of the following statements is true? Monocot stems have scattered vascular tissue, whereas eudicot stems have vascular
tissue arranged in a ring. Monocot pollen is larger than eudicot pollen. Monocots have one conidium, whereas eudicots have two. Monocot flowers are orange, yellow, or red, whereas eudicot flowers are blue or purple.
<em>Monocot stems have scattered vascular tissue, whereas eudicots stems have vascular tissue arranged in a ring.</em>
Explanation:
Both monocots and eudicots belong to the plant's sub-division known as angiosperms. However, there are four distinguishing features between the two:
Monocots have single cotyledons or seed leaves while eudicots have two.
Monocots usually produce needle-like leaves with parallel veination while eudicots produce broad leaves with net veination.
Root system in monocots is usually a tap root while it is fibrous root in eudicots.
Floral parts in monocots are usually in multiple of threes while they are in multiples of fours of fives in eudicots
Vascular bundles in the stems of monocots are usually scattered about while they are arranged in ring-form in eudicots.
<em>Hence, the only true one among the statements is that monocots stems have scattered vascular tissue, whereas eudicots stems have vascular tissue arranged in a ring.</em>
