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
- APlumule
- BColeorhiza
- CColeoptile
- 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.