DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2011

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    Scutellum in a caryopsis represents

    A)  outermost layer of endosperm

    B)  a sheath that protects the radicle

    C)  the place where the seed is attached to raphe

    D)  a cotyledon

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    The monocotyledonous embryo of grasses is strikingly different from that of other monocotyledons. The mature embryo has a single cotyledon called scutellum. The portion of embryonal axis below scutellum is radicle while the portion of embryonal axis above the level of scutellum is epicotyl.


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