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The sheath enclosing plumule and radicle respectively in monocot seed is:
BiologySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsNEET
Options:
  • A Coleoptile and coleorhizae
  • B Coleorhiza and coleoptile
  • C Scutellum and epiblast
  • D Aleurone layer and pericarp
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Coleoptile and coleorhizae
The key difference between coleoptile and coleorhiza is that the coleoptile is a protective sheath of the young shoot tip of monocot plants while the coleorhiza is a protective sheath of the radicle and the root of monocot plants. 

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