Question

A gram seed has

• A. leaf
• B. seed
• C. embryo
• D. cotyledon

Answer 1

The correct option is C

embryo

The correct option is C.

Explanation of the correct options:

1. The seed develops from an ovule.
2. Germination is the process of sprouting of a seed by which a new plant is developed from an embryo.
3. An embryo is a mass of cells that develops into a multicellular organism.
4. The gram seed has an embryo that is protected by a seed coat.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

The leaves are the green parts of a plant that carry out the process of photosynthesis.

Option B:

The seed is the fertilized ovule that developed inside the ovary of a flower.

Option D:

The food is stored in the embryonic leaves providing nutrition to the young plants. These embryonic leaves are called the cotyledon.

A gram seed has an embryo.