A flower has 12 parts. Is it a dicot or a monocot?

1 Answer

Could be both, dicot or monocot. We need more clues in order to decide.

Explanation:

  • Dicot has 3 or multiple of 3
  • Monocot has 4-5 or multiple of 4-5

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Since 12 is a multiple of 3 and 4, we can't decide by this method alone.