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Science (086) — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1] § 7.2.5 Vegetative Propagation § 7.3.2 Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
The part of seed which is a source of food during germination of seed is :
  1. A Cotyledon
  2. B Radicle
  3. C Plumule
  4. D Embryo
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Model Answer

A — Cotyledon

The cotyledon stores food and provides nourishment to the embryo during germination of the seed.

Source: How Do Organisms Reproduce, Chapter 7

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Explanation

The cotyledon (seed leaf) is the food-storing part of the seed. During germination, the embryo (radicle → root; plumule → shoot) draws nutrition from the cotyledon until the seedling can photosynthesize. Radicle and plumule are parts of the embryo that grow into root and shoot respectively — they are not food sources. "Embryo" is too broad and is the developing plant, not the food reserve.

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