Question

Coleorhiza and coleoptile are the protective sheaths covering _______ and ______ respectively.

• A. Radicle, Plumule
• B. Plumule, Radicle
• C. Plumule, Hypocotyl
• D. Epicotyle, Radicle

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Radicle, Plumule

• The epicotyl bearing shoot apex and leaf primordia are enclosed in a foliar structure called coleoptile. It protects the plumule during emergence from the soil.
• The radicle is protected in a sheath called coleorhiza. It protects the radicle during its passage into the soil.
• So, the correct answer is " radicle, plumule ".