Tag: germination

Roots system develops from the radicle of the embryo because in seed, the radicle grows downward into the soil to absorb water and nutrients from the soil.

The flowers wherein both the sex-organs, that is, the stamen and the pistil are present is called the bisexual or the hermaphroditic flowers. Those flowers wherein, only one of the sex-organ is present and the other is rudimentary absent, are called uni-sexual flowers. These can be pistillate when only pistil is present and can be staminate when only stamen is present.

• Hibiscus, Rose, and Datura have bisexual flowers with both stamens and carpel.
• Papaya has unisexual flowers, male flowers, and female flowers are on separate plants.
• So, the correct answer is 'Papaya'.

Vivipary is the phenomenon of germination of seeds inside the fruit while it is still attached to the parent tree. Such adaptation is found in halophytes. Viviparous plants produce seeds that germinate before they detach from the parent. In many mangroves, for instance, the seedling germinates and grows under its own energy while still attached to its parent.

Coleoptile is the pointed protective sheath covering the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as grasses. Coleoptiles have two vascular bundles, one on either side. Coleoptiles consist of very similar cells that are all specialised to fast stretch growth. They do not divide, but increase in size as they accumulate more water. Coleoptiles also have water vessels along the axis to provide a water supply. 
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Vivipary has two different meanings. In animals, it means development of the embryo inside the body of the mother, eventually leading to live birth, as opposed to laying eggs. In plants, it means reproduction via embryos, such as buds, that develop from the outset without interruption, as opposed to germinating externally from a seed. Examples: Cocos, Squash, Rhizophora. It is because all these seeds have high moisture content.