Which group is described as monocots?

• A. Dicots
• B. Monocots
• C. Fungi
• D. Gymnosperms

Answer: (B)

Monocots are a major group of flowering plants defined by having a single cotyledon, or seed leaf, in the seed. That one-seed-leaf trait is the name’s origin and signals the basic distinction from other flowering plants. In many monocots you’ll also see parallel-veined leaves, flower parts in multiples of three, and vascular bundles scattered in the stem rather than arranged in a ring.

Among the options, the group that matches this description is the one named Monocots, which directly reflects that one-cotyledon characteristic. The other groups don’t fit: dicots (two cotyledons) refer to a different plant group; fungi are not flowering plants; gymnosperms are seed plants that do not produce flowers and are separate from the monocot-dicot split.