Reticulate venation is found in dicot leaves while in monocot leaves venation is of parallel type. B

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5.Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Reticulate venation is found in dicot leaves while in monocot leaves venation is of parallel type. Biology being a ‘Science of exceptions’, find out any exception to this generalisation.

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$\rightarrow$ Reticulate venation is a characteristic of dicot and parallel venation is a characteristic of monocot. But there are exception in this generalisation. In some dicot plants parallel venation is seen e.g. Calophyllum, Corymbium. In some monocot plants reticulate venation is seen e.g. Alocasia and Smilex.

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Tendrils are found in the following plants. Identify whether they are stem tendrils or leaf tendrils. $(a)$ Cucumber, $(b)$ Peas, $(c)$ Pumpkins, $(d)$ Grapevine, $(e)$ Watermelon.

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$A$-Leaves originate from lateral meristem and arranged in an acropetal order

$R$- They are the most important vegetative organ for photosynthesis

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Generally, the parallel venation is found in

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Reticulate venation is found in dicot leaves while in monocot leaves venation is of parallel type. Biology being a ‘Science of exceptions’, find out any exception to this generalisation.

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$A$-Leaves originate from lateral meristem and arranged in an acropetal order

$R$- They are the most important vegetative organ for photosynthesis