Morphology of Flowering Plants Question 64
64. In a cereal grain the single cotyledon of embryo is represented by
(a) scutellum
(b) prophyll
(c) coleoptile
(d) coleorhiza
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Answer : a
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(a) Single cotyledon of embryo in cereal grain is represented by scutellum. Coleoptile represents the covering of stem. Coleorrhiza represents the covering of root. Prophyll is a plant structure resembling a leaf (as a bracteole) or consisting of a modified or rudimentary leaf (as a foliar primordium).
