NEET2017BotanyPlant KingdomActual
The morphological nature of the edible part of coconut is
Options
- APerisperm
- BCotyledon
- CEndosperm
- DPericarp
Correct answer
C. Endosperm
Step-by-step solution
The edible part of coconut is endosperm. Coconut water is free nuclear endosperm and the white kernel is the cellular endosperm. Initially, the coconut is a nuclear liquid endosperm. it is a coenocytic liquid tissue with lots of rapidly dividing nuclei. At some point, gelification of the soil surrounding the nuclei occurs and cellular boundaries start to appear. These cells and nuclei start to settle down on the endothelium (inner lining of the integuments) and the cells divide to produce a columnar sort of a cover