Question

Which one of the following statements is true? Monocot stems have scattered vascular tissue, whereas eudicot stems have vascular tissue arranged in a ring. Monocot pollen is larger than eudicot pollen. Monocots have one conidium, whereas eudicots have two. Monocot flowers are orange, yellow, or red, whereas eudicot flowers are blue or purple.

Answer 1

Monocot stems have scattered vascular tissue, whereas eudicot stems have vascular tissue arranged in a ring.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Monocot stems comprises of scattered vascular bundles.
• Whereas in the stems of dicot plants the arrangement of the vascular bundles is in a ring.

Answer 2

Monocot stems have scattered vascular tissue, whereas eudicots stems have vascular tissue arranged in a ring.

Step-by-step explanation:

Both monocots and eudicots belong to the plant's sub-division known as angiosperms. However, there are four distinguishing features between the two:

• Monocots have single cotyledons or seed leaves while eudicots have two.
• Monocots usually produce needle-like leaves with parallel veination while eudicots produce broad leaves with net veination.
• Root system in monocots is usually a tap root while it is fibrous root in eudicots.
• Floral parts in monocots are usually in multiple of threes while they are in multiples of fours of fives in eudicots
• Vascular bundles in the stems of monocots are usually scattered about while they are arranged in ring-form in eudicots.

Hence, the only true one among the statements is that monocots stems have scattered vascular tissue, whereas eudicots stems have vascular tissue arranged in a ring.