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The wheat grain has an embryo with one, large, shield-shaped cotyledon known as:

1. Coleorhiza
2. Scutellum
3. Coleoptile
4. Epiblast

Correct answer: Scutellum

Solution

Wheat is a monocot, so its embryo has one cotyledon. In grasses, this single large, shield-shaped cotyledon is called the scutellum.

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