Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 56

56. The wheat grain has an embryo with one, large, shield-shaped cotyledon known as: [2015 RS]

(a) Coleorrhiza

(b) Scutellum

(c) Coleoptile

(d) Epiblast

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Answer : b

Hints & Solutions

(b) Scutellum is large, shield shaped cotyledon that helps in the absorption of nutrients from endosperm during germination.