NEET 2016 · Class 11

Morphology of Flowering Plants

Cotyledon of maize grain is called

  1. (A)coleoptile
  2. (B)scutellum
  3. (C)plumule
  4. (D)coleorhiza

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

It consists of one large and shield shaped cotyledon known as **scutellum** and a short axis with a **plumule** and a **radicle**.

Chapter
Morphology of Flowering Plants
Section
5.7 THE SEED
Page
12
Words matched
22 of 22

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'one large and shield shaped cotyledon known as scutellum', which directly identifies the cotyledon of maize grain as scutellum, distinguishing it from the other options.

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