Statement-I : In cereals seeds, the protein part of the endosperm is called aleurone layer
Statement-II : Plumule and radicle are enclosed in sheaths called coleorhizae and coleoptile respectively.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Statement I is true, Statement II is false.

Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

Both Statement I and Statement II are true.

Statement I is false, Statement II is true.

answer is D.

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NCERT CLASS-XI : Page No. 77.

Generally, monocotyledonous seeds are endospermic.

In cereals like maize,seed coat is membranous and generally fused with the fruit wall. The endosperm is bulky and stores food. The outer covering of endosperm separates the embryo by a proteinous layer called aleurone layer.

The embryo is small and situated in a groove at one end of the endosperm. It consists of one large and shield shaped cotyledon known as scutellum and a short axis with a plumule and a radicle. The plumule and radicle are enclosed in sheaths which are called coleoptile and coleorhiza respectively

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