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A thin inner layer lying next to testa is called ___


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seed coat

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tegmen

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hilum

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micropyle

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Solution

The correct option is B

tegmen


Seed coat consists of testa the outermost hard brownish covering it protects the delicate inner parts of the seed from injury and forms the attack of bacteria, fungi, and insects. tegmen is a thin inner layer next to testa, and this also is protective.


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