The Iris Is a Plant with Long, Sword-Like Leaves

question 67

Multiple Choice

The iris is a plant with long, sword-like leaves. Its flowers have six petals that form a tongue and "flags." When you cut through the stem to cut flowers for a bouquet arrangement, the many vascular bundles form tough "strings" throughout the stem. From this description, it is obvious that the iris is a

• A) woody plant.
• B) combination of monocot and eudicot traits.
• C) monocotyledon.
• D) eudicotyledon.
• E) primitive plant that has not yet evolved to have either monocot or eudicot features.

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