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What is the function of the root cap in dicotyledonous embryos?

Options

  1. ATo protect the cotyledons
  2. BTo cover the root tip
  3. CTo support the embryonal axis
  4. DTo house the shoot apex

Correct answer

B. To cover the root tip

Step-by-step solution

The paragraph states that the root tip is covered with a root cap. Embryo develops at the micropylar end of the embryo sac where the zygote is situated. Most zygotes divide only after certain amount of endosperm is formed. A typical dicotyledonous embryo consists of an embryonal axis and two cotyledons. The portion of embryonal axis above the level of cotyledons is the epicotyl, which terminates with the plumule or stem tip. The cylindrical portion below the level of cotyledons is hypocotyl that terminates at its l

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