NEET Botany Fruit & Seed MCQ Question
In a monocotyledonous seed, the scutellum is a large, shield-shaped structure which is one cotyledon. If a typical monocot seed has 1 scutellum and 1 coleoptile, how many sheaths enclose the plumule and radicle together?
2
4
3
1
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
In a monocotyledonous seed, the plumule and radicle are enclosed in sheaths called coleoptile and coleorhiza respectively. Thus, there are 2 sheaths in total enclosing the plumule and radicle.
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