Question

Select the correct statement from the following:

• A. Aleurone layer characterize dicot embryo
• B. In grasses, seeds are endospermic
• C. Parthenocarpic fruits are not edible
• D. Scutellum characterize Malvaceae family

Answer 1

Answer:

B. In grasses, seeds are endospermic

• In some seeds (e.g. legumes), reserve food is stored in cotyledons, whereas in others (e.g. cereals) there is special nutritive tissue called endosperm.

• The seeds having endosperm are called endospermic or albuminous seeds e.g., cereals, castor, and cashew, whereas seeds in which endosperm is fully consumed by embryo and no endosperm is left thereafter are called non-endospermic seeds or exalbuminous seeds e.g., gram, pea, cucumber and tamarind.