Identify the part of the seed from the given figure which is destined to form root when the seed germinates. [Figure]
- A
- B
- C
- D
Answer
(3) C
Solution
The figure is a longitudinal section of a monocot (maize) grain: the hatched aleurone layer surrounds the endosperm; in the embryo, A is the scutellum, B the coleoptile with plumule, C the radicle and D the coleorhiza that sheaths the radicle.
The radicle is the part of the embryonal axis that forms the root on germination, so the answer is C.
Answer: (3)