DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
MORPHOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION
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Question
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In a gram seed or a pea seed, a small scar and a pore are observed. Which of the statements below is correct?
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Pore is hilum while the scar is micropyle.
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Pore is micropyle while the scar is hilum.
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Pore is micropyle while the scar is funicle
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Pore is hilum and scar is funicle.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The hilum is the scar on the seed coat through which seeds are attached to the fruit.
Detailed explanation-2: -pratense, and Lupinus arboreus, the hilum is a hygroscopically activated valve in the impermeable epidermis of the testa. When relative humidity was low the fissure in the hilum opened permitting the seed to dry out; when the relative humidity was high the fissure closed obstructing the absorption of moisture.
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