Plant Structure Notes (Petals, Roots, Attachments)

Petal Arrangements

• The floral petals on each plant differ in total number.
• Monocots have petals in multiples of 3.
• Dicots have petals in multiples of 4 or 5.
• The slide differentiates Flower Petal Arrangements for Monocots and Dicots: Monocots - petals in multiples of 3; Dicots - petals in multiples of 4 or 5.
• Video resource: https://njctl.org/video/?v=coFg47-0E-I

Roots

• Monocots have a fibrous root system.
• Dicots typically have one taproot.
• ©2005 Gary Fewless

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