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Simple and Complex Organisms — Test

Question 21 • TPS EdX Biology

A botanist has discovered a new plant species and is trying to classify the plant. Its seed has one cotyledon, it has six flower parts, its leaves have parallel veins, its stem is herbaceous, and the vascular bundles in its stem are scattered throughout the stem. Which best classifies this plant?

Answer
A
angiosperm and dicot
B
gymnosperm and monocot
C
gymnosperm and dicot
D
angiosperm and monocot

Explanation

A plant with flowers and seeds enclosed within a fruit is an angiosperm. One cotyledon, parallel leaf veins, and scattered vascular bundles are characteristic of monocots; flower parts in multiples of three also fit, since six is a multiple of three. Therefore, the plant is an angiosperm and monocot.

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