Question
Biology Question on morphology of flowering plants
Coleorhiza and coleoptile are the protective sheaths covering ______ and _____ respectively.
A
radicle, plumule
B
plumule, radicle
C
Plumule, hypocotyl
D
epicotyl, radicle
Answer
radicle, plumule
Explanation
Solution
The embryonal axis is differentiated into radicle and plumule. In monocot seeds, the radicle is protected by a sheath called coleorhiza and the plumule is protected by coleoptile whereas in dicot seeds, the radicle and plumule are not protected by such sheaths.