In the development of a seedling,?

Question

which of the following would be the last to occur?

A) Initiation of the breakdown of the food reserve

B) Initiation of cell division in the root meristem

C) Emergence of the root

D) Expansion and greening of the first true foliage leaves

E) Imbibition of water by the seed

Answer 1

D, the roots always develop before the shoot.