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  4. Consider the following two statements and select the correct option. Statement I: Orchid is a monocotyledonous endospermic seed while castor is a dicotyledonous non-endospermic seed. Statement II: In monocotyledonous seed (wheat and maize) there is only one cotyledon while in dicotyledonous seed (gram and pea) there are two cotyledons.

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Q. Consider the following two statements and select the correct option.
Statement I: Orchid is a monocotyledonous endospermic seed while castor is a dicotyledonous non-endospermic seed.
Statement II: In monocotyledonous seed (wheat and maize) there is only one cotyledon while in dicotyledonous seed (gram and pea) there are two cotyledons.

Morphology of Flowering Plants

Solution:

* Orchid is a monocotyledonous non-endospermic seed while castor is a dicotyledonous endospermic seed.
* In monocotyledonous seeds (wheat and maize) cotyledon is one while in dicotyledonous seeds (gram and pea) there are two cotyledons.