A friend gives you a seed of unknown origin.After the seed germinates, you note that only one cotyledon has emerged.Based on this information you conclude that the plant

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Monocots typically have only one cotyledon, while eudicots have two. Gymnosperms are seed plants that lack flowers and show a range of morphology, and therefore cannot be conclusively identified from this observation. The presence of only one cotyledon does not provide enough information to determine if the plant is closely related to ancestral angiosperms or if it will produce flowers with radial symmetry.

A Friend Gives You a Seed of Unknown Origin