Question

Name the following:
The part of the embryo above the cotyledons.

Answer 1

Plant embryo:

1. Parts of a typical dicot embryo include- Plumule, cotyledons, hypocotyl, radical, and root cap.
2. A typical dicotyledonous embryo consists of an embryonal axis and two cotyledons.
3. The portion of the embryonal axis above the level of cotyledons is the epicotyl, which terminates with the plumule or stem tip.
4. The cylindrical portion below the level of cotyledons is hypocotyl that terminates at its lower end in the radical or root tip.

Final answer: The part of the embryo above the cotyledons is epicotyl.