Explain: Embryo of a monocotyledon.

(N/A) The embryo of a monocotyledon possesses only one cotyledon. In the grass family,this cotyledon is called the $scutellum$. It is situated towards one side (lateral side) of the embryonal axis. At its lower end,the embryonal axis has the radicle and root cap enclosed in an undifferentiated sheath called the $coleorrhiza$. The portion of the embryonal axis above the level of attachment of the $scutellum$ is the $epicotyl$.