1. Tardigrade
  2. Question
  3. Biology
  4. X is a scar on the seed coat through which the developing seeds were attached to the fruit; above the X is a small pore called Y. Identify X and Y and select the correct option. X Y (a) Micropyle Hilum (b) Hilum Micropyle (c) Testa Tegmen (d) Chalaza Micropyle

Q. X is a scar on the seed coat through which the developing seeds were attached to the fruit; above the X is a small pore called Y.
Identify X and Y and select the correct option.
X Y
(a) Micropyle Hilum
(b) Hilum Micropyle
(c) Testa Tegmen
(d) Chalaza Micropyle

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Solution:

The outermost covering of a dicotyledonous seed is the seed coat. The seed coat has two layers, the outer testa and the inner tegmen. The hilum is a scar on the seed coat through which the developing seeds were attached to the fruit. Above the hilum is a small pore called the micropyle. Within the seed coat is the embryo, consisting of an embryonal axis and two cotyledons.