alleryIn a maize seed the radicle is enclosed in a sheath called the:
AColeoptile
BScutellum
CAleurone
DColeorhiza
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Coleorhiza
1. Both plumule and radicle have protective sheaths.
2. The plumule's sheath is the coleoptile.
3. The radicle's sheath is the coleorhiza.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 5, Morphology of Flowering Plants._
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