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the two groups that flowering plants are divided into
monocots, or monocotyledons, and dicots, or dicotyledons
monocots
> 1 cotyledon
> parallel veins
> petals in multiples of 3
> fibrous root system
dicots
> 2 cotyledons
> branching veins
> petals in multiples or 4 or 5
> taproot system
True or False: almost three fourths of all the species of flowering plants are dicots
true
bulb
a structure made of layers of thick, fleshy leaves surrounding a very short stem
corms
thick, vertical, under ground stems
rhizomes
horizontal stems lying along, or just under, the ground
inferior
attached below the other flower parts
superior
attached above the other flower parts
a popular autumn-blooming amaryllis that grows from 18 to 30 inches tall
belladonna lily
stolon
a creeping stem that grows above the ground
culm
the stem of grasses that is round and mostly hollow except at the node
node
the place where the leaf attaches to the stem
the two parts of a leaf
sheath and blade
spikelets
small, inconspicuous flower clusters growing along a main stem in spikes, racemes, or compound racemes
grains
grass seeds
True or False: sugar cane and bamboo are both a type of grass
true
True or False:all of the cereals, including wheat, barley, rye, oats, rice, and corn come from the parsley family
false
the most important group of plants on earth
grasses