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How would you distinguish monocots from dicots?
The difference between monocots and dicots are that monocots have an embryo with one cotyledon and the embryo of dicots have two cotyledon. Monocots have flower parts in multiples of three. Dicots have flower parts in multiples of four or five.

The first is the Monocots, which are scientifically called Monocotyledons, are one of the groups of flowering plants. The second group is called the Dicots or Dicotyledons. These two classes of flowering plants are distinct and different in their basic composition. The monocots consist of one seed leaf, which is called the cotyledon, while the dicots are made up of two embryonic leaves.


1. Monocots have one seed leaf while dicots have two embryonic leaves.
2. Monocots produce petals and flower parts that are divisible by threesí while dicots form around four to five parts.
3. Monocot stems are scattered while dicots are in the form of a ring.
4. Monocots technically, do not produce wood or bark while dicot plants do.


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