Question

Monocot seeds have

• A. Embryo with single cotyledon.
• B. Plumule also called shoot tip is present on the upper side and is protected by leaf-like covering called coleoptile.
• C. Radicle is found on the lower side of the embryo.
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All of the above

Monocot seeds have only one cotyledon or embryonic leaf in their seeds, when the seeds germinate or grow, the cotyledon becomes the first leaves of the seedling that is why monocots have only one cotyledon while dicot has two cotyledons.

In an embryo, the radicle is always present at the lower side of the embryo while the plumule is on the upper side.

The radicle is protected by coleorhiza while the plumule by coleoptile. These two are absent in dicot seeds.

So, the correct option is D.