Question

The mature seeds of plants such as gram and peas, possess no endosperm, because

• A. these plants are not angiosperms
• B. there is no double fertilisation in them
• C. endosperm is not formed in them
• D. endosperm gets used up by the developing embryo during seed development.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

endosperm gets used up by the developing embryo during seed development.

Gram and pea both are dicot seeds. Cotyledons take up most of the space in the seed and these cotyledons become filled with the material that will nourish the growing embryo. therefore the endosperm is used up by the developing embryo.

So, the correct option is endosperm gets used up by the developing embryo during seed development.