NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyMorphology of Flowering PlantsPractice
The CORRECT names at 'X', 'Y' & 'Z' respectively are
Options
- AX-Endosperm, Y-Pericarp, Z-Scutellum
- BX-Pericarp, Y-Mesocarp, Z-Scutellum
- CX-Scutellum, Y-Endosperm, Z-Pericarp
- DX-Endosperm, Y-Scutellum, Z-Pericarp
Correct answer
A. X-Endosperm, Y-Pericarp, Z-Scutellum
Step-by-step solution
In the seeds of cereals such as maize the seed coat is membranous and generally fused with the fruit wall. The endosperm is bulky and stores food. The outer covering of endosperm separates the embryo by a proteinous layer called aleurone layer. The embryo is small and situated in a groove at one end of the endosperm. It consists of one large and shield shaped cotyledon known as scutellum and a short axis with a plumule and a radicle. The plumule and radicle are enclosed in sheaths which are called coleoptile and co