In a cereal grain the single cotyledon of embryo is represented by
- coleoptile
- coleorhiza
- scutellum
- prophyll.
Answer
(3) scutellum
Solution
As per NCERT, the embryo of monocotyledons (grass family) possesses only one cotyledon, called the scutellum, situated towards one side (lateral) of the embryonal axis.
Coleoptile is the sheath over the plumule and coleorhiza is the sheath over the radicle.
Answer: (3)