MCQ on Seed Technology for various Agriculture Exams Part - 18

1) The protective sheath that covers the young shoot of the embryo in plants of the family Graminaceae is called as

A. Endosperm

B. Coleoptile

C. Protoplast

D. Coleorhiza

Answer: B. Coleoptile

2) Radical is enclosed in a protective cover called as

A. Endosperm

B. Coleoptile

C. Protoplast

D. Coleorhiza

Answer: D. Coleorhiza

A miniature plant which consists of plumule, radical and cotyledon is called as

A. Embryo

B. Aleurone layer

C. Endosperm

D. Perisperm

Answer: A. Embryo

The growing point of the embryo which gives rise to the shoot or the above ground part of the plan can be termed as

A. Epigeal

B. Epicotyl

C. Epistasis

D. Epigyny

Answer: B. Epicotyl

Plant in which the cotyledon appear above the surface of the soil is called as

A. Epigeal

B. Epicotyle

C. Epistasis

D. Epigyny

Answer: A. Epigeal

The fruit derived from one carpel and splitting along one side is called as

A. Spike

B. Achene

C. Caryopsis

D. Follicle

Answer: B. Achene

Each ovule is attached to the placenta by a distinct stalk known as

A. Embryo

B. Radicle

C. Hilum

D. Plumule

Answer: C. Hilum