NEETBiologyAnatomy of Flowering PlantsMCQ+4 / −1
In the seeds of cereals, the outer covering of endosperm separates the embryo by a protein-rich layer called:
- AIntegument
- BAleurone layer
- CColeoptile
- DColeorhiza
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Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Option B: Aleurone layer.
• The aleurone layer is a protein-rich tissue that surrounds the starchy endosperm in cereal seeds.
• It lies just beneath the seed coat and separates the endosperm from the embryo.
• In contrast:
– Integuments are the tissues surrounding the ovule.
– Coleoptile is the sheath covering the emerging shoot.
– Coleorhiza is the sheath covering the emerging root.
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