Botany · Morphology of Flowering Plants

NEET (UG) 2024 — Question 98

Identify the part of the seed from the given figure which is destined to form root when the seed germinates.

Answer: C

The image shows a longitudinal section of a monocot (maize) seed embryo:

A – Coleoptile: The protective sheath covering the plumule.

B – Plumule: The embryonic shoot, which develops into the stem and leaves.

C – Radicle: The embryonic root, which develops into the primary root upon germination.

D – Coleorhiza: The protective sheath covering the radicle.

Since the radicle (C) gives rise to the root system during germination, C is the correct part.

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