Question

How many cotyledons does a pea seed have?

• A. one
• B. two
• C. three
• D. four

Answer 1

The correct option is B

two

The correct option is B.

Explanation of the correct answer:

1. Cotyledons are the seed leaves that provide nutrition to the embryo.
2. A pea plant is a dicotyledonous plant, and thus, produces seeds with two cotyledons.

Explanation of the incorrect answers:

Option A:

1. One cotyledon makes a plant monocot.
2. For example, maize.

Option C:

A tri-cotyledon has three cotyledons.

Option D:

1. More than two cotyledons are possible in the non-flowering plants of gymnosperm.
2. Pea belongs to the angiosperm and is a dicot plant.

There are two cotyledons in the pea seeds.