Question

flowering plants are commonly divided into two groups: monocots and dicots. they are distinguished by the number of cotyledons their seeds have—a cotyledon is an undeveloped leaf inside the seed. monocot seeds have one cotyledon while dicot seeds have two. you can also tell mature monocots and dicots apart based on their leaves and flowers. monocots petals occur in multiples of three (e.g., three or six), and their leaves have parallel veins; dicots petals occur in multiples of four or five, and their leaves have branched veins. which term matches the picture?

Explanation:

Monocots have petals in multiples of three, and the flower in the picture has 6 petals which is a multiple of 3. Monocots also typically have parallel - veined leaves which may be the case here though not clearly visible in the leaf part shown. Dicots have petals in multiples of four or five.

Answer:

monocot