Question
Differentiate between a dicot (gram) seed and a maize grain.

Answer

S. No
Dicot Seed (Gram)
Maize Grain
(i)
The seed coat is distinct from the pericarp.
The seed coat and the pericarp are completely fused.
(ii)
There are two cotyle dons, attached laterally on the embryonal axis.
There is a single coty ledon, called scutellum, pushed towards one side.
(iii)
There is no protective covering for the plumule and radicle.
Plumule is covered by coleoptile and radicle by coleorhizae.
(iv)
Food is stored in cotyledons.
Food is stored in the endosperm.

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