DENDROLOGY

TREE PROPAGATION AND PLANTING

SEED PROPAGATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A seed leaf that stores food is called
A
embryo
B
cotyledon
C
seed coat
D
radicle
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -cotyledon. cotyledon, seed leaf within the embryo of a seed. Cotyledons help supply the nutrition a plant embryo needs to germinate and become established as a photosynthetic organism and may themselves be a source of nutritional reserves or may aid the embryo in metabolizing nutrition stored elsewhere in the seed.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cotyledons are referred to as seed leaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -Monocotyledon (single-leaf embryo) seeds are found to be albuminous. The food is stored in the exalbuminous seeds in two cotyledons. Hence, the walls of the seeds are thick and provide nourishment to the growing embryo.

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