A protective sheath surrounding the plumule is:
Correct answer: A. Coleoptile
- A. Coleoptile
- B. Coleorrhiza
- C. Cotyledon
- D. Scutellum
Explanation
Coleoptile is the pointed protective sheath covering the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as grasses in which few leaf primordia and shoot apex of monocot embryo remain enclosed. The coleoptile protects the first leaf as well as the growing stem in seedlings and eventually, allows the first leaf to emerge.
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