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Differentiate between:
(a) Hypocotyl and epicotyl;
(b) Coleoptile and coleorrhiza;
(c) Integument and testa;
(d) Perisperm and pericarp

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Hypocotyl Epicotyl
The portion of the embryonal axis which lies below the cotyledon in a dicot embryo is known as the hypocotyl. The portion of the embryonal axis which lies above the cotyledon in a dicot embryo is known as the epicotyl.
It terminates with the radicle. It terminates with the plumule.

 

Coleoptile Coleorrhiza
It is a conical protective sheath that encloses the plumule in a monocot seed. It is an undifferentiated sheath that encloses the radicle and the root cap in a monocot seed.

 

Integument Testa
It is the outermost covering of an ovule. It provides protection to it. It is the outermost covering of a seed.

 

Perisperm percarp
It is the residual nucellus which persists. It is present in some seeds such as beet and black pepper. It is the ripened wall for a fruit which develops from the wall of an ovary.

 

 

 

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