Question

Choose the correct option-

Albuminous seeds store their reserve food mainly in-

• A. Cotyledons
• B. Endosperm
• C. Perisperm
• D. Hypocotyl

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Endosperm

The correct option is B.

Explanation of correct option

1. Mature seeds that store food in the endosperm region during embryonic development are called albuminous seeds or endospermic seeds.
2. The endosperm is the tissue that provides nourishment to the embryo in the plant seeds.
3. Maize, wheat, castor, coconut, etc., are a few examples of albuminous seeds which store the reserved food in the endosperm.

Explanation of incorrect option

Option A:

1. Cotyledons are referred to as the seed leaf present in the embryo.
2. They provide nutrition to the plant and establish them for photosynthesis.

Option C:

1. The perisperm is the seed's nutritive tissue and is derived from the nucellus.
2. It is present external to the embryo sac.
3. It stores the food, thus acting as a nutritive tissue.

Option D:

The hypocotyl refers to the stem region present in a germinating seedling.

Final answer: Albuminous seeds store their reserve food mainly in the endosperm.