In apple plants,cotyledons protect the shoot of the seedling as it grows.Eventually,the plant becomes a small deciduous tree that produces large pomaceous fruits (the apple).Based on this developmental course,one can infer that
A) apple plants are evergreen. B) the apple lacks apical dominance. C) the apple is a monocot. D) the apple is a eudicot. E) apple hormones are produced by specialized glands.