Question

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.

• A. Only statement I is correct
• B. Only statement II is correct
• C. Both statements I and II are correct
• D. Both statements I and II are incorrect

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

* 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.