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Question
Name the part of a seed which grows into shoot.
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Solution
The part of the seed which grows into shoot is called plumule.
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A student identified the various parts of an embryo of a gram seed and listed them as given below :
(I) Testa
(II) Plumule
(III) Radicle
(IV) Cotyledon
(V) Tegmen
Out of these the actual parts of the embryo are :
(A) I, II, III
(B) II, III, IV
(C) III, IV, V
(D) II, IV, V
You are asked by your teacher to study the different parts of an embryo of a gram seed. Given below are the steps to be followed for the experiment:
I. Soak the gram seeds in plain water and keep them overnight.
II. Cut open a soaked seed and observe its different parts.
III. Take some dry gram seeds in a petri dish.
IV. Drain the excess water.
V. Cover the soaked seeds with a wet cotton cloth and leave them for a day.
The correct sequence of these steps is :
(A) III, I, V, IV, II
(B) III, I, II, IV, V
(C) III, IV, V, I, II
(D) III, I, IV, V, II
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