A scar on the seed coat through which the developing seed is attached to the fruit is

Hilum

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Coleorhiza

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Epicotyl

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Hypocotyl

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Solution

The correct option is A
Hilum

The seed coat is the outer protective covering of the seed. The hilum is the scar on the seed coat through which seeds are attached to the fruit.

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Arrange the following in the correct order:

I. Hypocotyl elongates

II. Epicotyl elongates

III. Seed coat bursts

IV. Hypocotyl forms loop above the soil

V. Radicle grows downward

	column I		column II
A	Coleorhiza	1	Grapes
B	Food storing tissue	2	Mango
C	Parthenocarpic fruit	3	Maize
D	Single seeded fruit developing from monocarpellary superior ovary	4	Radicle
E	Membraneous seed coat	5	Endosperm

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