Question

A student while observing an embryo of a pea seed in the laboratory listed various parts of the embryo as given below :

Testa, Tegmen, Radicle, Plumule, Micropyle, Cotyledon.

On examining the list the teacher remarked that only three parts are correct

Select three correct parts from the above list :

(a) Testa, Radicle, Cotyledon

(b) Tegmen, Radicle, Micropyle

(c) Cotyledon, Plumule, Testa

(d) Radicle, Cotyledon, Plumule

Answer 1

Radicle is the part of the embroyo which develops into the primary root, cotyledon stores food which provide energy for the developing seedling and plumule is the part which develops into shoot.
So, the correct option is
(d) Radicle, Cotyledon, Plumule