Endosperm is consumed by developing embryo in seed of

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5.Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Endosperm is consumed by developing embryo in the seed of

pea

maize

coconut

castor.

(AIPMT-2008)

Solution

(a) : During the process of the development of the embryo, the food stored up in the endosperm is continuously drawn up by the developing embryo and thus completely exhausted. Such seeds are known as exalbuminous or nonendospermic. The common examples are : exalbuminous -gram, pea, bean, tamarind, orchid, etc.

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Biology