5.Morphology of Flowering Plants
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The scutellum observed in a grain of wheat or maize is comparable to which part of the seed in other monocotyledons?

A

Cotyledon

B

Endosperm

C

Aleurone layer

D

Plumule

(AIPMT-2010) (AIPMT-2006)

Solution

(a) : Scutellum is the tissue in a grass or wheat or maize seed that lies between the embryo and the endosperm. It is the modified cotyledon, being specialized for the digestion and absorption of the endospserm.

Standard 11
Biology

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