Which of the following correctly describes a major difference between monocot and eudicot plants?
A) The leaves of monocot plants have leaf veins that form a netlike pattern, while the leaves of eudicot plants have parallel leaf veins.
B) Monocot leaves have leaf veins that form a netlike pattern, and their flower parts occur in multiples of three; eudicot leaves have parallel leaf veins, and their flower parts occur in multiples of four or five.
C) Monocot leaves have parallel leaf veins, and their flower parts occur in multiples of four or five; eudicot leaves have leaf veins that form a netlike pattern, and their flower parts occur in multiples of three.
D) Monocot flower parts occur in multiples of four or five, while eudicot flower parts occur in multiples of three.
E) Monocot leaves have parallel leaf veins, while the leaf veins of a eudicot plant form a netlike pattern.

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Monocots have leaves with parallel veins, while eudicots (or dicots) have leaves with a netlike pattern of veins. This is a fundamental difference in leaf morphology between these two major groups of flowering plants.

Which of the Following Correctly Describes a Major Difference Between