NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
What is the difference between endospermic and non endospermic seeds?
Options
- AEndospermic seeds have endosperm while non endospermic seeds do not
- BEndospermic seeds have a larger hilum than non endospermic seeds
- CEndospermic seeds have a larger embryo than non endospermic seeds
- DEndospermic seeds are more mature than non endospermic seeds
Correct answer
A. Endospermic seeds have endosperm while non endospermic seeds do not
Step-by-step solution
In some seeds such as castor the endosperm formed as a result of double fertilisation, is a food storing tissue and called endospermic seeds . In plants such as bean, gram and pea, the endosperm is not present in mature seeds and such seeds are called non-endospermous.