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.
