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Reproduction In Organisms

Question
CBSEENBI12003447

The given figure shows L.S of the seed of maize. What do A, B, C and D represent?

  • A : endosperm, B : scutellum, C : plumule, D : coleoptile

  • A : scutellum, B : pericarp, C : radicle, D : coleoptile

  • A : endosperm, B : scutellum, C : radicle, D : coleorrhiza

  • A : scutellum, B : pericarp, C : plumule, D : coleorrhiza

Solution

C.

A : endosperm, B : scutellum, C : radicle, D : coleorrhiza

Endosperm is a tissue produced inside the seeds of most of the flowering plants following fertilization. It surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition in the form of starch.

Scutellum is a small structure shaped like a shield. It is also a modified cotyledon in the embryo of a grass seed.

Radicle is the part of a plant embryo that develops into the primary root.

Coleorhiza is a sheath protecting the root of a germinating grass or cereal grain.