Unlike eudicots leaves, monocot leaves typically ____.

A) are oriented perpendicular to the sun's rays
B) have branching leaf veins
C) have a single layer of mesophyll
D) do not possess leaf veins
E) attach to the stem with a petiole

Mesophyll

The inner tissue of a leaf, containing most of the chloroplasts where photosynthesis occurs.

Eudicots Leaves

Leaves of eudicot plants, typically characterized by a net-like pattern of veins.

Monocot Leaves

Leaves characterized by parallel venation, usually found in monocotyledonous plants.