Monocotyledon Plants | Definition, Characteristics & Examples

Cotyledon | Definition, Function & Types

Dicot Definition, Flowers & Examples

🌱 Did you know? Those first “leaves” that sprout from a new seedling aren’t true leaves at all. ☀️They’re called cotyledons or seed leaves, and they serve as the baby plant’s first food source. Unlike true leaves that photosynthesize, cotyledons get their energy from the seed’s stored nutrients. 💡And here’s a fun fact: the number of cotyledons can tell us a lot about the plant. Most flowering plants fall into two categories - monocots with one cotyledon and dicots with two. This simple differe