Q.

Identify the part of the seed from the given figure which is destined to form root when the seed germinates.                   [2024]

1 A  
2 B  
3 C  
4 D  

Ans.

(3)

In given figure of monocotyledonous seed, A, B, C, and D are coleoptile, plumule, radicle and coleorhiza, respectively. In majority of these plants, the direct elongation of the radicle (C) leads to the formation of root which grows inside the soil.