Flushing History. Household toilets made between 1980 and 1992 flushed the bowl utilizing the gravitational force of 2.5 to 3.6 gallons of water, which meant that the average homeowner used as much as 18.8 gallons of water daily.
Lesson Summary. A monocot is a type of flowering plant that is characterized by having a single cotyledon, trimerous flowers, and parallel leaf veins. Monocots are economically important as food sources for both humans and animals, and they grow in a variety of habitats, including the tropics.esson Summary. A monocot is a type of flowering plant that is characterized by having a single cotyledon, trimerous flowers, and parallel leaf veins. Monocots are economically important as food sources for both humans and animals, and they grow in a variety of habitats, including the tropics.
Submit. Dicots are one of the two main groups of flowering plants; the other is monocots. One major distinction is that dicots have two cotyledon, or embryonic, seed leaves. Monocots have only one.Another is that the flower parts--petals, stamen and so on are in multiples of four or five. In monocots, the flower parts are in multiples of three.Magnolias, honeysuckle and poppies are dicots.Lilies, irises and orchids are among the monocots.onocots have only one. Another is that the flower parts--petals, stamen and so on are in multiples of four or five. In monocots, the flower parts are in multiples of three. Magnolias, honeysuckle and poppies are dicots. Lilies, irises and orchids are among the monocots.