A rose is an example of a dicot

Answer 1

Flowering plants are divided into two main groups, monocots and dicots. Monocots and dicots differ in the suture of their seeds, roots, stems, leaves, and flowers.

Seeds

Monocot - one one cotyledon (vein)

Dicot - two cotyledons

Roots

Monocot - fibrous roots that web in many directions and do not extend too deeply into the soil.

Dicot - one main root called a taproot that other, smaller, roots branch off from. Dicot roots dig much deeper into the soil.

Stems

Monocot - the vascular tissue (responsible for transporting water and nutrients around the plant) of the stem is arranged sporadically.

Dicots - stem vascular tissue is arranged in a circular pattern.

Leaves

Monocots - contain parallel veins

Dicots - contain branding veins in their leaves

 

Flowers

Monocots - flowers petals exist in groups of three

Dicots - flowers petals can be found in groups of four or five.

So is a rose a dicot? By observing the structure of it's seeds, roots, stems, leaves, and flowers we can determine that it is in fact a dicot!