1. Flowering Plants: Monocot versus Dicots

2. Plantae Kingdom
Plants have:

3. CO2+water+sunlight O2+glucose
Cells
Cell walls made of cellulose
Chloroplasts which contain chlorophyll
Roots, Leaves, Stems
Photosynthesis
CO2+water+sunlight O2+glucose

4. Monocots & Dicots
Botanists are able to divide the 235,000 species of angiosperms(flowering plants) into two large groups based on the structure of their seeds
Inside the seeds of angiosperms are tiny embryonic leaves called cotyledons. The seeds of one group of angiosperms have one cotyledon, called monocotyledons or monocots.
Other angiosperms have two cotyledons. These are called dicotyledons or dicots

6. Cotyledon (seed leaf) Monocots versus Dicots
One cotyledon (seed leaf)
Two cotyledons (seed leaves)

8. Leaves Monocot versus Dicots
Base of a Monocot Leaf: Note the Sheath which connects the Blade to the Stem
Typical Dicot Leaf with Reticulate (Net) Venation

9. Monocot Examples Tulips, daffodils, irises, lilies, palm trees
Do you see
veins that are
parallel?

10. Dicot Examples
Buttercups, peas, roses, sunflowers, maple trees, and dandelions
Do you see the
netlike veins?

11. Which is which? A is _____________ B is __________ Monocot then dicot
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12. Stems Monocot versus Dicot
Cross Section of a typical Dicot Stem
Cross Section of Corn which is a typical Monocot

13. Root System Dicot versus Monocots

14. Floral Parts Monocots versus Dicots