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Hey there,
I was reading up on angiosperms, and one of the possible evolutionary relationships that showed up were ancestors that originally had 2 cotyledons, and the lost of one later on rose to the arisal of monocots.
I suppose this might be a really tough question, but what would be the benefit for a plant to start with having one cotyledon as opposed to two?
Or maybe it'd be better to ask: what kind of environment would be better for a germinating seedling that has only one cotyledon?
I was reading up on angiosperms, and one of the possible evolutionary relationships that showed up were ancestors that originally had 2 cotyledons, and the lost of one later on rose to the arisal of monocots.
I suppose this might be a really tough question, but what would be the benefit for a plant to start with having one cotyledon as opposed to two?
Or maybe it'd be better to ask: what kind of environment would be better for a germinating seedling that has only one cotyledon?