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NEET 2016
Exam
NEET
Year
2016
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Morphology of Flowering Plants

NEET 2016 · Botany · Morphology of Flowering Plants

Cotyledon of maize grain is called:

Cotyledon of maize grain is called:

Options

  1. APlumule
  2. BColeorhiza
  3. CColeoptile
  4. DScutellum

Correct answer

D. Scutellum

Step-by-step solution

In maize grains, the single large shield-shaped cotyledon is called scutellum. The scutellum is believed to contain an as yet unidentified protein transporter that facilitates starch movement from the endosperm to the embryo.

Coleoptile is a sheath-like structure that protects the young shoot tip in monocots.

Coleorhiza is another sheath-like structure that protects the young root tip in monocots.

Plumule is the rudimentary shoot or stem of an embryo plant.

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