In Many Dicots, the First Pair of Leaves to Emerge

question 8

Multiple Choice

In many dicots, the first pair of leaves to emerge from the soil after seed germination is completely unlike all the rest of the leaves that form on that plant. In such plants, these leaves are

• A) formed from the endosperm.
• B) cotyledons, which have elongated and turned green.
• C) made from the opening and greening of the coleoptile.
• D) derived from the root, not the shoot.
• E) made from the epicotyl hook.

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