Question

The leaves in Dicot plants show________.

Answer 1

Hint: Dicotyledons or dicots plants which have two cotyledons the seed has two embryonic leaves or cotyledons common examples are Rose magnolia hollyhocks dicots and monocot different root, stem, flower, etc.

complete step by step answer:
A) features of dicot plants:
1. The embryo has two cotyledons.
2. Flowers present are trimerous and pentamerous.
3. The radical is the place from where its root develops.
4. Dicot plants show secondary growth.
5. The stem vascular bundles are present in the form of a ring.
B) features of leave of dicots:
1. Leaves in dicotyledonous plants are dorso-ventral.
2. The stomata are present only on the surface.
3. Size of the vascular bundle is larger as compared to monocotyledons.
4. Leaves of dicotyledonous are usually smaller than the leaves of monocotyledonous.
5. The upper surface of the leaves is dark olive green in colour and the lower surface is light green in colour.
6. Reticulate venation is observed in dicots here the veins are connected as a web like structure.

So, the leaves in Dicot plants show reticulate venation.

Note:
There are two types of venation reticulate and parallel venation. Reticulate venation forms a web like structure which is usually found in Hibiscus, papaya, coriander. Parallel venation is arranged parallel around leaf blade or lamina these are found in coconut Bananas