NEET 2006 Biology question

In a cereal grain the single cotyledon of embryo is represented by -

(1)Coleorhiza
(2)ScutellumCorrect
(3)Prophyll
(4)Coleoptile

Answer: (2)

Solution

In a monocot (cereal) grain such as maize, the embryo lies on one side of the endosperm and has a single, shield-shaped cotyledon called the scutellum, which absorbs food from the

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