In Many Dicots, the First Pair of Leaves to Emerge

question 54

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

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