Question

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

• A. these plants are not angiosperms.
• B. double fertilisation does not occur in them.
• C. endosperm is not formed in them.
• D. endosperm gets used up by the developing embryo.

Answer 1

The correct option is D endosperm gets used up by the developing embryo.

Pea plant is an angiosperm, double fertilisation occurs in pea plants.

Endosperm formed as a result of double fertilisation is used up by the developing embryo. This is why the mature seed of plants such as peas do not have endosperm in them.