Q. Coleorhiza and coleoptile are the protective sheaths covering ______ and _____ respectively.

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Solution:

The embryonal axis is differentiated into radicle and plumule. In monocot seeds, the radicle is protected by a sheath called coleorhiza and the plumule is protected by coleoptile whereas in dicot seeds, the radicle and plumule are not protected by such sheaths.