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The wheat grain has an embryo with one large, shield-shaped cotyledon known as:

  1. A
    Coleoptile
  2. B
    Epiblast
  3. C
    Coleorrhiza
  4. D
    Scutellum

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In monocot seeds (like wheat and maize), the single, large, shield-shaped cotyledon is called the scutellum.

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The wheat grain has an embryo with one large, shield-shaped cotyledon known as:
A
Coleoptile
B
Epiblast
C
Coleorrhiza
D
Scutellum

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