Question

Which of the following species of plants is monocotyledon?
A) Rosa indica
B) Pisum sativum
C) Cocos nucifera
D) Ficus benghalensis

Answer 1

Monocotyledon, or monocot, are grass-like flower plants. They are also called "angiosperms." Most flower plants are customarily separated into two unique classes: monocots and dicots. All these classes tend to share similar features.

Complete answer:
The coconut tree is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family). It is a monocot perennial tree.
This is a single stem palm that can grow to a height of thirty meters. Leaves are large, up to five-meter long, simply pinnate, have a well-developed stalk and eighty to hundred pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are lanceolate. The inflorescence is an elongated structure, enclosed by two spathes of sixty to ninety centimetres long.

Pisum sativum is a food item for human beings. It is called garden pea. Pisum species are used as food plants. So, clearly, it is not a monocotyledon.

Ficus benghalensis is known as the banyan tree. This is a tree native to the Indian subcontinent. which is a big tree so, this is not a monocotyledon.

Rosa Indica is a species of rose which is a small flower. It is a dicot not a monocotyledon.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: Monocotyledons have quite often been perceived collectively, however with different ordered positions and under a few unique names. Liliaceae, Arecaceae, Iridaceae are the families of monocotyledon. Most of them are recognized by the presence of only one seed leaf or cotyledon, in the embryo contained in the seed. The monocotyledons have around sixty thousand species.