AIIMS 2005
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2005
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Morphology of Flowering Plants
AIIMS 2005 · Botany · Morphology of Flowering Plants
In which one of the following would you expect to find glyoxysomes?
In which one of the following would you expect to find glyoxysomes?
Options
- AEndosperm of wheat
- BEndosperm of castor
- CPalisade cells in leaf
- DRoot hairs
Correct answer
B. Endosperm of castor
Step-by-step solution
Glyoxysomes are enzymes which play a critical role in lipid metabolism in seedlings. Hence they are supposed to be present in endosperm of castor as endosperm of wheat will posses starch.