Distinguishing Characteristics Between Monocots and Dicots

Monocots are a group of flowering plants that belong to the class liliopsida, which are characterized by having only one cotyledon in the seed. Examples of monocots are bananas. Dicots are different because they belong to the class of magnoliopsida, which are characterized to have  two cotyledons in their seeds. An example of a dicot is an apple.