Seed
Seed: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Seed, Endosperm, Dispersal of Seeds, Types of Seeds, Coleoptile, Scutellum, Aleurone Layer, Structure of a Dicot Seed, Coleorhiza, Structure of a Monocot Seed, Autochory, Plant Embryo and, Endospermous Seed
Important Questions on Seed
Given below is a diagram of maize grain. Label the missing parts with the correct options:
In which one of the following would you expect to find glyoxysomes?
Identify the correct match for the Bean seed from the given options:
Identify the correct match for the mango seed from the given options:
The scar present on the seed coat is called
The wheat grain has an embryo with one large, shield-shaped cotyledon known as
The morphological nature of the edible part of the coconut is
In maize seed, the scutellum is considered cotyledon as it
The commonest nutritive tissue for developing embryo in angiosperms is
Correctly match the column I with column II
| Column I | Column II | ||
| a. | Aleurone layer | i. | Without fertilization |
| b. | Parthenocarpic fruit | ii. | Nutrition |
| c. | Scutellum | iii. | The scar on the seed coat |
| d. | Hilum | iv. | Cotyledon in monocot seed |
The proteinaceous endosperm of maize is called
Identify the correct statements about the angiospermic embryo.
i. The scutellum is centrally placed in monocots.
ii. Plumule is the stem tip and radicle is the root tip in dicots.
iii. Coleorrhiza is part of the hypocotyl in monocots.
iv. Monocotyledonous zygote gives rise to a globular heart-shaped embryo.
In monocotyledon seed, the outermost layer of endosperm is called
Given below is a plant and two properties of it. Which of these options is INCORRECT?
