While doing field research, two scientists discover a new species of plant. They take the plant back to their lab to watch how i
t grows and reproduces. Soon, the plant begins to produce a small purple flower. Upon further investigation, the scientists discover that the plant's seeds contain two embryonic leaves. Which group could the plant belong to? Check all that apply.
As the new species of plant produced purple flowers, so, the plant belongs to the angiosperms group. Also, the seeds of the plant contain two embryonic leaves, so, the plant must be a dicot.
Out of all five divisions of plants, only the plants that come under the Division Angiosperm can bear or form flowers. That's why angiosperms are also called flowering plants.
Angiosperms are further divided into two groups based on the number of embryos that are produced from seeds on germination.
If the germinating seeds contain only one embryo leaf, then we call them monocots while the seeds that contain two embryo leaves during their developing seeds, then they are called dicots.
Thus, the plant that is discovered by scientists comes under theangiosperm group and further into the dicot group. Dicots have two embryo leaves on germination of their seeds and they also form flowers.
