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In the grass family, the cotyledon is called ___________.
In the grass family, the cotyledon is called ___________.
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The correct option is A scutellum
The embryo of monocots has one cotyledon. In the grass family (monocot family), the cotyledon is shield-shaped and is situated towards one side of the embryonal axis. It is called scutellum.
Coleorrhiza is the undifferentiated sheath that envelops the radicle and root cap of the monocot embryo.
Epicotyl is the portion of the embryonal axis above the level of attachment of the scutellum in the monocot embryo.
Coleoptile is a hollow foliar structure that is present around the shoot apex and leaf primordia in the monocot embryo.
The embryo of monocots has one cotyledon. In the grass family (monocot family), the cotyledon is shield-shaped and is situated towards one side of the embryonal axis. It is called scutellum.
Coleorrhiza is the undifferentiated sheath that envelops the radicle and root cap of the monocot embryo.
Epicotyl is the portion of the embryonal axis above the level of attachment of the scutellum in the monocot embryo.
Coleoptile is a hollow foliar structure that is present around the shoot apex and leaf primordia in the monocot embryo.
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