Question

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

• A. The cotyledons are pushed above the ground and the hypocotyls elongate
• B. The coleoptile elongates and pierces out of the grain in the opposite direction of the coleorrhiza
• C. The cotyledons remain underground and epicotyl elongates
• D. The hypocotyl does not elongate

Answer 1

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.