alleryWhich protective sheath surrounds the monocot embryonic root?
AScutellum
BColeoptile
CColeorhiza
DSuspensor
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Coleorhiza
The coleorhiza is the protective sheath enclosing the radicle in monocotyledonous embryos.
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