Question

Distinguish Between Internal or anatomical difference between monocots and dicots.

Answer 1

	Monocots	Dicots
1.	The stem shows scattered vascular bundles.	The stem shows vascular bundles that are arranged in ring-like manner.
2.	Vascular bundles are conjoint collateral closed without cambium in the stem.	Vascular bundles are conjoint collateral and without cambium in the stem. open with fascicular cambium.
3.	The root shows polyarch condition with broad pith.	The root shows tetrach and hexarch condition with narrow pith.
4.	In stem, epidermis is without trichomes and hypodermis which is of sclerenchyma.	In stem, epidermis is with trichomes and hypodermis which is of collenchyma.
5.	Guard cells of stomata are dumb-bell shaped.	Guard cells of stomata are kidney-shaped.
6.	The leaf shows stomata on both upper and lower epidermis. Amphistomatic leaf.	The leaf shows stomata which are mainly on the lower epidermis. Hypostermatic leaf.
7.	The leaf is isobilateral with undifferentiated mesophyll.	The leaf is dorsiventral with mesophyll differentiated into palisade and spongy.