What do we call the part of seed that grows into shoot upon germination?

Radicle

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Solution

The correct option is A
Radicle

Plumule is grows into the shoot of the plant. The radicle is the embryonic root of the plant and grows downward in the soil giving rise to the root system. Cotyledons are food storage embryonic leaves present inside the seed.

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The part of a seed which grows and develops into root on germination is:
(a) cotyledon
(b) plumule
(c) follicle
(d) radicle

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