Monocots Vs Dicots

Video Information:
         
           Title: Monocots vs Dicots Explained
           URL:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI2RxzAT-ww
           Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/robnelsonfilms

Summary of Video:

Monocots and dicots are two different types of angiosperms. Both plants share similar features, but these features are slightly different and determine whether the plant is a monocot or dicot.

Monocots usually have petals in multiple of three. Monocots have parallel veins. They have fibrous, spreading veins. Monocots have vascular bundles scattered all around the stem. Monocots seeds have one cotyledon in the seed.

Dicots have petals in multiples of 4 or 5. Dicots are net-veined. Taproots are dicot. Dicots have vascular bundles at the edge of the stem. Dicots have two cotyledons in the seed, or dicotyledons.

Relevance to Unit: 

This video shows five key, distinguishing characteristics between monocots and dicots. These two groups are mostly what make up angiosperms, which evolved most recently in evolutionary history. The distinct characteristics between these two groups show the different acquired traits between monocots and dicots, though these characteristics are homologous structures.