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Fruits and Seeds (b)
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20 Questions

1. What are monocotyledons?

A Seeds with one cotyledon B Seeds with two cotyledons

C Seeds with thick testa D Seeds with transparent tegmen

2. What are dicotyledons?

A Seeds with one cotyledon B Seeds with two cotyledons

C Seeds with thick testa D Seeds with transparent tegmen

3. What does a typical seed contain?

Embryo plant, seed coat, and Embryonic shoot, seed coat, and
A B
endosperm radicle

Embryo plant, seed stalk, and placenta Embryonic root, seed coat, and
C D
micropyle

4. What is the function of cotyledons in a seed?

A To store food rich in starch and lipids B To protect the seed from infection

To allow air and water flow into the To begin photosynthesis

C D
embryo

5. What is the seed coat?

The outer covering of the seed The point of attachment of the seed to
A B
the seed stalk

The scar present on the lower part of The tiny pore located at one end of the
C D
the seed hilum

6. What are the two layers of most seed coats?

A Testa and tegmen B Plumule and radicle

C Hilum and micropyle D Embryo and endosperm

 7. What is the function of the hilum?

To protect the seed from infection To allow air and water flow into the
A B
embryo

C To store food rich in starch and lipids D To attach the seed to the seed stalk

8. What is the function of the micropyle?

A To store food rich in starch and lipids B To protect the seed from infection

To allow air and water flow into the To attach the seed to the seed stalk
C D
embryo

9. What does the embryo of a seed consist of?

One or two cotyledons, plumule, and Embryo plant, seed coat, and
A B
radicle endosperm

Embryonic shoot, seed coat, and Embryonic root, seed coat, and
C D
radicle micropyle

10. What is the function of the testa?

A To store food rich in starch and lipids B To protect the seed from infection

To allow air and water flow into the To attach the seed to the seed stalk
C D
embryo

11. What is the function of the tegmen?

A To store food rich in starch and lipids B To protect the seed from infection

To allow air and water flow into the To attach the seed to the seed stalk
C D
embryo

12. What is the purpose of the stored food in the cotyledon?

To protect the seed from infection To allow air and water flow into the
A B
embryo

To attach the seed to the seed stalk To be used by the embryo plant before
C D
photosynthesis

13. What does the plumule represent in the embryo?

A Embryonic shoot B Embryonic root

C Seed coat D Stored food

14. What does the radicle represent in the embryo?

A Embryonic shoot B Embryonic root

C Seed coat D Stored food

15. What is the purpose of the micropyle?

A To store food rich in starch and lipids B To protect the seed from infection

To allow air and water flow into the To attach the seed to the seed stalk
C D
embryo

16. What is the function of the hilum in a seed?

To protect the seed from infection To allow air and water flow into the
A B
embryo

C To store food rich in starch and lipids D To attach the seed to the seed stalk

17. What is the function of the endosperm in a seed?

A To store food rich in starch and lipids B To protect the seed from infection

To allow air and water flow into the To attach the seed to the seed stalk
C D
embryo

18. What is the purpose of the seed stalk?

A To store food rich in starch and lipids B To protect the seed from infection

To allow air and water flow into the To attach the seed to the placenta
C D
embryo

19. What is the function of the placenta in a seed?

A To store food rich in starch and lipids B To protect the seed from infection

To allow air and water flow into the To attach the seed to the seed stalk
C D
embryo

20. What is the function of the seed coat?

A To store food rich in starch and lipids B To protect the seed from infection

To allow air and water flow into the To attach the seed to the seed stalk
C D
embryo
Answer Key

1. a 2. b 3. a 4. a

5. a 6. a 7. d 8. c

9. a 10. b 11. c 12. d

13. a 14. b 15. c 16. d

17. a 18. d 19. c 20. b