Question

(5) Which of the following is a dicot seed ?
A. maize
B. Bengal gram
C. millet
D. wheat ​

Answer 1

Answer ✍

Option B , Bengal gram

Gram, pea, pumpkin all have two cotyledons in the seed, so they are dicots.

Answer 2

(B) Bengal gram is a dicot seed.

Explanation:

• Dicot seed has two cotyledons or two embryonic leaves.
• The flowering plants or angiosperms having two leaves or two cotyledons is referred to dicot seeds.
• Bengal gram, pumpkin, pea etc. are the dicotyledons.
• Monocotyledons has one cotyledon or one embryonic leaf.
• The flowering plants or angiosperms having one leaf or one cotyledon is referred to monocot seeds.
• Examples of monocot seeds are wheat, rice, maize, millet etc.