Seed coat is membranous and generally fused with the fruit wall in:

1. Apple 2. Maize
3. Coconut 4. Castor
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Which of the following is an endospermic seed?

1. Bean 2. Gram
3. Pea 4. Castor
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Generally, monocotyledonous seeds are endospermic. An important exception may be:

1. Rice 2. Wheat
3. Orchids 4. Pea
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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
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The sheath covering the plumule in monocotyledonous seeds is called as:

1. Coleorrhiza 2. Coleoptile
3. Testa 4. Tegmen
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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
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Consider the given two statements:
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.
1. Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct
3. Statement I and statement II are incorrect
4. Statement I and statement II are correct
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Identify A, B, and C in the given figure:
A B C
1. Aleurone layer Scutellum Endosperm
2. Scutellum Endosperm Aleurone layer
3. Aleurone layer Endosperm Scutellum
4. Endosperm Scutellum Aleurone layer
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What structure covers the embryonic root in monocots?
1. hypodermis
2. scutellum
3. coleorhiza
4. radicle
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Identify the correct statements regarding a typical dicot seed:
I. The seed coat has two layers, the inner testa and the outer tegmen.
II. The hilum is a scar on the seed coat through which the developing seeds were attached to the fruit.
III.  At the two ends of the embryonal axis are present the radicle and the plumule.

1. Only I
2. Only II and III
3. Only III
4. I, II and III
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