Match each item in Column I regarding structure of a dicotyledonous seed with description in Column II and select the correct option from the codes given below:

 

COLUMN I

 

COLUMN II

A

Testa

a

Outer layer of seed coat

B

Tegmen

b

Inner layer of seed coat

C

Hilum

c

Scar on seed coat through which the developing seeds were attached to the fruit

D

Micropyle

d

Small pore through which pollen tube penetrates

Codes

A B C D
1. a b c d
2. b a c d
3. b a d c
4. a b d c
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Seed coat is membranous and generally fused with the fruit wall in:

1. Apple 2. Maize
3. Coconut 4. Castor
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Which of the following is an endospermic seed?

1. Bean 2. Gram
3. Pea 4. Castor
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Generally, monocotyledonous seeds are endospermic. An important exception may be:

1. Rice 2. Wheat
3. Orchids 4. Pea
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Scutellum is:

1. shield shaped cotyledon in monocotyledons
2. protein layer in the outer endosperm in monocotyledons
3. starchy endosperm of dicotyledons
4. stony hard seed coat in some seeds
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The sheath covering the plumule in monocotyledonous seeds is called as:

1. Coleorrhiza 2. Coleoptile
3. Testa 4. Tegmen
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In the given diagram of structure of a monocotyledonous seed,

1. A represents the fused testa and tegmen
2. B secretes enzymes for hydrolysis of stored nutrients
3. C is the single cotyledon seen in the seed
4. D is the covering of the embryonic root

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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: A proteinaceous material, usually in the form of small granules, occurring in the outermost cell layer of the endosperm of wheat and other grains are called as aleurone layer. 
Statement II: The radical in a monocot seed is enclosed in a sheath called as coleoptiles.
1. Statement I is correct and statement II is incorrect
2. Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct          
3. Statement I and statement II are incorrect
4. Statement I and statement II are correct
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The term ‘peripheral endosperm’ in monocotyledonous seeds normally refers to:

1. Epicarp 2. Pericarp
3. Aleurone layer 4. Starchy endosperm
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