Question

Given below is a list of plants. Count the number of plants which have (i) endospermic and (ii) non-endospermic seeds.

Wheat, Pea, Bean, Rice, Castor, Groundnut, Coconut, Maize

• A. (i) 4 and (ii) 4
• B. (i) 3 and (ii) 5
• C. (i) 2 and (ii) 6
• D. (i) 5 and (ii) 3

Answer 1

The correct option is D

(i) 5 and (ii) 3

Among the plants in the given list, seeds of wheat, rice, maize, castor and coconut are endospermic, whereas seeds of pea, bean and groundnut are non-endospermic.