Match each item in Column I regarding structure of a dicotyledonous seed with description in Column II and select the correct option from the codes given below:
|
Column I |
|
Column II |
A. |
Testa |
a. |
Outer layer of seed coat |
B. |
Tegmen |
b. |
Inner layer of seed coat |
C. |
Hilum |
c. |
Scar on seed coat through which the developing seeds were attached to the fruit |
D. |
Micropyle |
d. |
Small pore through which pollen tube penetrates |
Codes
A | B | C | D | |
1. | a | b | c | d |
2. | b | a | c | d |
3. | b | a | d | c |
4. | a | b | d | c |
Seed coat is membranous and generally fused with the fruit wall in:
1. | Apple | 2. | Maize |
3. | Coconut | 4. | Castor |
Which of the following is an endospermic seed?
1. | Bean | 2. | Gram |
3. | Pea | 4. | Castor |
Generally, monocotyledonous seeds are endospermic. An important exception may be:
1. | Rice | 2. | Wheat |
3. | Orchids | 4. | Pea |
Scutellum is:
1. | shield shaped cotyledon in monocotyledons |
2. | protein layer in the outer endosperm in monocotyledons |
3. | starchy endosperm of dicotyledons |
4. | stony hard seed coat in some seeds |
The sheath covering the plumule in monocotyledonous seeds is called as:
1. | Coleorrhiza | 2. | Coleoptile |
3. | Testa | 4. | Tegmen |
In the given diagram of structure of a monocotyledonous seed,
1. A represents the fused testa and tegmen
2. B secretes enzymes for hydrolysis of stored nutrients
3. C is the single cotyledon seen in the seed
4. D is the covering of the embryonic root
Statement I: | A proteinaceous material, usually in the form of small granules, occurring in the outermost cell layer of the endosperm of wheat and other grains are called as aleurone layer. |
Statement II: | The radical in a monocot seed is enclosed in a sheath called as coleoptiles. |
The term ‘peripheral endosperm’ in monocotyledonous seeds normally refers to:
1. | Epicarp | 2. | Pericarp |
3. | Aleurone layer | 4. | Starchy endosperm |