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Seed Germination in Monocots and Dicots

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of hypogeal germination?

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The cotyledons are pushed above the ground and the hypocotyls elongate

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The coleoptile elongates and pierces out of the grain in the opposite direction of the coleorrhiza

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The cotyledons remain underground and epicotyl elongates

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The hypocotyl does not elongate

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Solution

The correct option is A
The cotyledons are pushed above the ground and the hypocotyls elongate

In hypogeal germination the cotyledons are not pushed above the ground.

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Q. State True or False for the following statements regarding the difference between epigeal and hypogeal germination.
1) In Epigeal germination cotyledons are pushed above the ground.
2) In Hypogeal germination cotyledons remain in the ground.
3) Epicotyl elongates faster than hypocotyl, hence cotyledons pulled above.
4) Hypocotyl elongates faster than epicotyl, hence cotyledons remain below.

Q. Statement 1: In epigeal germination, cotyledons are pushed above the ground.
Statement 2: Hypocotyl elongates in epigeal germination. Choose the correct statement.

Q. In some seeds, the hypocotyl as a whole elongates carrying the cotyledons and plumule out of seed and soil, this type of germination is called as _____________.

Q. Assertion: In a dicotyledonous embryo, the portion of embryonal axis above the level of cotyledons is the epicotyl and the portion below the level of cotyledons is hypocotyl.

Reason: The epicotyl terminates with radicle or root tip and hypocotyl terminates with plumule or shoot tip.

Q. In ______________ seed germination epicotyl elongates and cotyledons lie below soil surface.

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