BotanyNEET 2025Fruit and seed; families

Morphology of Flowering Plants

In the seeds of cereals, the outer covering of the endosperm separates the embryo by a protein-rich layer called:

A.Coleoptile
B.Coleorhiza
C.Integument
D.Aleurone layer✓

Solution

In cereal grains the endosperm is separated from the embryo by the aleurone layer, a protein-rich layer that also secretes enzymes during germination.

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