Question

Differentiate:
Coleorhiza & Coleoptile

Answer 1

Coleoptile and coleorhizae are two structures of monocot plants. In plant anatomy, the coleoptile and the coleorhiza play a protective function. These features present in the monocot seed. The characteristic features of both the structures differ with each other.

Coleoptile	Coleorhizae
It is the conical protective sheath which encloses the plumule in a monocot seed.	It is the undifferentiated sheath which encloses the radicle and root cap in a monocot seed
It comes out from the soil, turns green and performs photosynthesis	It remains inside the soil and is non-green in colour.