NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
What are the two parts of the embryo in a seed?
Options
- ATesta and tegmen
- BHilum and micropyle
- CEmbryonal axis and radicle
- DEmbryonal axis and cotyledons
Correct answer
D. Embryonal axis and cotyledons
Step-by-step solution
Above the hilum is a small pore called the micropyle. Within the seed coat is the embryo, consisting of an embryonal axis and two cotyledons . The cotyledons are often fleshy and full of reserve food materials. At the two ends of the embryonal axis are present the radicle and the plumule.