The hilum is a scar on the:

1. seed, where the funicle was attached
2. fruit, where it was attached to the pedicel
3. fruit, where style was present
4. seed, where micropyle was present
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Which one of the following statements is correct?

1. The seed in grasses is not endospermic
2. Mango is a parthenocarpic fruit
3. A proteinaceous aleurone layer is present in maize grain.
4. A sterile pistil is called a staminode.
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Cotyledon of maize grain is called?
1. coleorhizae
2. coleoptile
3. scutellum
4. plumule
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In plants such as bean, gram and pea, the endosperm is:
1. haploid.
2. formed by free nuclear divisions only.
3. not formed as a result of double fertilisation.
4. not present in mature seeds.
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Identify the correct statements regarding a typical dicot seed:
I. The seed coat has two layers, the inner testa and the outer tegmen.
II. The hilum is a scar on the seed coat through which the developing seeds were attached to the fruit.
III.  At the two ends of the embryonal axis are present the radicle and the plumule.

1. Only I
2. Only II and III
3. Only III
4. I, II and III
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Study the Assertion statement followed by the Reason statement given below:
Assertion (A): Parthenocarpy is undesirable in nut crops, such as pistachio.
Reason (R): The seed is the edible part in nut crops.
 
1. (A) is False, (R) is False.
2. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is a correct explanation of (A).
3. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A).
4. (A) is False, (R) is True.  
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Consider the given statements:
Statement I: Generally, monocotyledonous seeds are non-endospermic.
Statement II: In the seeds of cereals such as maize, the seed coat is membranous and generally fused with the fruit wall.
Statement III: Monocot seeds consist of one large and shield shaped cotyledon known as scutellum.
 
1. Statement I is true; Statement II is true; Statement III is true.
2. Statement I is false; Statement II is false; Statement III is false.
3. Statement I is false; Statement II is true; Statement III is true.
4. Statement I is true; Statement II is false; Statement III is true.
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