Question

Given below is a diagram of maize grain. Label the missing parts with the correct options:

• A. A - Endosperm; B - Coleoptile; C - Scutellum ; D - Aleurone layer
• B. A - Cotyledon ; B - Coleoptile; C - Scutellum ; D - Epithelium
• C. A - Endosperm; B - Coleoptile; C - Scutellum ; D - Epithelium
• D. A - Endosperm; B - Coleoptile; C - Scutellum ; D - Radicle

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

A is endosperm, and it is the food material is stored in this in maize for the development of an embryo.
B is coleoptile that is the protective sheath of plumule.
C is the scutellum, a reduced cotyledon.
D is epithelium. Tscutellar epithelium is a monolayer of cells in contact with the endosperm.