Question

The part of the embryo above the cotyledons is called ...........

• A. Epicotyl
• B. Hypocotyl
• C. Plumule
• D. Radicle

Answer 1

The correct option is A Epicotyl

• The part of the embryo above the cotyledons is called epicotyl. Epicotyl is the first part of the plant that emerges after germination.
• The hypocotyl refers to the part of the stem of an embryo plant beneath the stalks of the seed leaves or cotyledons.
  
• Plumule is the embryonic shoot of the plant.
  
• The radicle makes the root of the plant upon germination.
  

Option A is correct.