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AParallel venation
BDichotomous venation
CSunken venation
DReticulate venation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Reticulate venation
1. The arrangement of veins in a leaf is its venation pattern, and it separates monocots from dicots.
2. In dicots the veins have a net like appearance, a pattern called reticulate venation.
3. Monocots instead show parallel venation, with veins running in straight lines without converging.
4. Dichotomous venation, in which the veins fork, is found in Ginkgo biloba rather than in dicots generally.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 30 "Plant Form and Physiology", section 30.4 Leaves_
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