REPRODUCTION
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN FLOWERING PLANTS
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Question
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Grass embryo
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Grass seed
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Grass fruit
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Grass cotyledon
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Detailed explanation-1: -The scutellum is thought to be a modified cotyledon, or seed leaf. In grasses this seed leaf never develops into a green structure but serves only to digest endosperm and transfer nutrients to the rest of the embryo.
Detailed explanation-2: -(iii) Monocot seeds possess a single cotyledon represented by scutellum.
Detailed explanation-3: -The cotyledon of grasses is known as scutellum.
Detailed explanation-4: -Scutellum can be defined as the single-shield shaped cotyledon of the monocots or cereals. The cereals or monocots contain only one cotyledon as suggested by the name. The seeds of the monocots are endospermic in nature. The embryo in monocots is small and is located at the one end of the endosperm.
Detailed explanation-5: -Scutellum is the one large shielded cotyledon of a monocot plant. It is a the first leaf of monocot plants. It is also known as first primordial leaf.