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  1. A coleoptile is the protective sheath that
  2. surrounds the young shoot tip of a grass 
  3. during its passage through the soil to the
  4. surface. Although of relatively simple 
  5. structure, most coleoptiles are very 
  6. sensitive to light, ensuring that seedlings
  7. grow upwards.
  8.  
  9. Subject by: Julian Love
  10.