NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyPlant KingdomPractice
The seed of Pinus is
Options
- AUneconomic and nonendospermic
- BAbaxial and rounded
- CAdaxial and endospermic
- DHypogeal and monocotyledonous
Correct answer
C. Adaxial and endospermic
Step-by-step solution
Seed of Pinus is endospermic, perispermic diploid (2 n ). The wing of seed is thin, membranous diploid (2 x ) and develops jointly from the basal upper surface (adaxial) of ovuliferous scale and outer layer of integument of the ovule.