Identify the correct statements about the angiospermic embryo.

i. The scutellum is centrally placed in monocots.
ii. Plumule is the stem tip and radicle is the root tip in dicots.
iii. Coleorrhiza is part of the hypocotyl in monocots.
iv. Monocotyledonous zygote gives rise to a globular heart-shaped embryo.

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Scutellum/cotyledon is situated laterally in monocots. Cotyledons are centrally placed in dicots. Plumule is the stem tip and radicle is the root tip in dicots. Coleoptile and coleorhiza is the stem tip and root tip in monocots respectively. Dicotyledonous zygote gives rise to a globular heart shaped embryo.

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