NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
What does the coconut water from a tender coconut represent in terms of endosperm?
Options
- ACellular Endosperm
- BFree-Nuclear Endosperm
- CPersistent Endosperm
- DReserve Endosperm
Correct answer
B. Free-Nuclear Endosperm
Step-by-step solution
Endosperm development precedes embryo development. Why? The primary endosperm cell divides repeatedly and forms a triploid endosperm tissue. The cells of this tissue are filled with reserve food materials and are used for the nutrition of the developing embryo. In the most common type of endosperm development, the PEN undergoes successive nuclear divisions to give rise to free nuclei. This stage of endosperm development is called free-nuclear endosperm. Subsequently cell wall formation occurs and the endosperm beco