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Give the differences between monocots and dicots.
  1. Monocots: Leaves have parallel venation, Dicots: Leaves show reticulate venation
  2. Monocots: Seeds with one cotyledon, Dicots: Seeds with two cotyledons
  3. Monocots: Seeds with two cotyledons, Dicots: Seeds with one cotyledon
  4. Both A and C

A
Monocots: Seeds with one cotyledon, Dicots: Seeds with two cotyledons
B
Monocots: Leaves have parallel venation, Dicots: Leaves show reticulate venation
C
Both A and C
D
Monocots: Seeds with two cotyledons, Dicots: Seeds with one cotyledon
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The differences between monocots and dicots are:
(i) Monocots-
(a) Seeds with one cotyledon.
(b) Leaves have parallel venation.
(c) Root system-fibrous.
(ii) Dicots-
(a) Seeds with two cotyledons.
(b) Leaves show reticulate venation.
(c) Root system- taproot.

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