A Presentation By
Mrs. Bullock
4
th
Grade – J. G. Hening
Elementary
Dicot’s sprouts have two leaves.
Its flowers have petals in multiples of fours or fives.
Dicot’s leaves have branching veins.
In most dicots the taproot is the main root that
grows deep into the ground where smaller roots
branch off.
Tap Root
Branching Veins
Sprouts have 2
leaves
Has 16 petals
which is a
multiple of 4
Smaller roots
branch off
•Sprouts have one leaf
•Leaves have parallel lines
•Flowers have petals in multiples of three
•Most monocots have fibrous root systems.
•A fibrous root has branching roots with no main root.
Sprouts
Single Leaf
Fibrous Roots
Flower has 6 petals
which is a multiple
of 3
Leaves have
parallel veins
Petiole-connects leaf to
stem
Veins-carry
water and
other materials
throughout
leaf
Blade (main part of
leaf)