Iris is an example of which plant category?

Iris is an example of which plant category?

• A. Gymnosperm
• B. Angiosperm
• C. Monocotyledon
• D. Dicotyledon

Answer: (C)

Monocotyledon is correct. Iris is a flowering plant that shows classic monocot traits: it develops from a seed with a single cotyledon, its leaves have parallel veins, its vascular bundles are scattered in the stem, and its floral parts come in multiples of three (three petals and three sepals). These features distinguish monocots from dicots, which usually have two seed leaves and net-like leaf venation. All monocots are angiosperms because they produce seeds enclosed in a fruit, but the specific one-seed-leaf and leaf/flower patterns make iris a monocotyledon.

Monocotyledon is correct. Iris is a flowering plant that shows classic monocot traits: it develops from a seed with a single cotyledon, its leaves have parallel veins, its vascular bundles are scattered in the stem, and its floral parts come in multiples of three (three petals and three sepals). These features distinguish monocots from dicots, which usually have two seed leaves and net-like leaf venation. All monocots are angiosperms because they produce seeds enclosed in a fruit, but the specific one-seed-leaf and leaf/flower patterns make iris a monocotyledon.