Question

Maize seeds have….cotyledons.

Answer 1

The embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants, one or more of which emerge first from a germinating seed, is known as a cotyledon. One of the characteristics used by botanists to identify flowering plants is the number of cotyledons present.

Complete answer:
Maize is a leafy stalk with seeds within its kernels. It's an angiosperm, which means the seeds are contained inside a fruit or shell. Many people in Mexico, Central and South America, and parts of Africa have eaten it for a long time. Maize is mostly cultivated for animal feed in Europe and the rest of North America. Maize is generally referred to as corn in Canada and the United States.

A single cotyledon called scutellum, a radicle, and a plumule makes up the maize grain embryo. The radicle is located on the pointed side of the seed's embryonic field. Coleorhiza is a defensive sheath that surrounds it. The plumule is opposite the radicle on the upper side of the embryonic zone. It is also covered by a sheath known as the coleoptile.

Monocotyledonous species are those with only one cotyledon, whereas dicotyledonous plants have two cotyledons. Monocotyledons and dicotyledons are both referred to as monocots and dicots, respectively.

Thus maize seeds have one cotyledon.

Note: There are two forms of cotyledons. ephemeral, lasting just a few days after emergence, or permanent, remaining on the plant for at least a year. Cotyledons, as we all know, are where the seed's preserved food supplies are kept. When these reserves are depleted, the cotyledons will turn green and begin photosynthesis, or they may wither as the seedling's food production is taken over by the first true leaves.