Question

Which one is the reproductive unit having an embryo, reserve food and protective covering ?

• A. Spore
• B. Fruit
• C. Seed
• D. Fruitlet

Answer 1

The correct option is C Seed

A. A spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival.

B. Fruit may be defined as an edible product of the entire gynoecium and any floral part which is sweet, jiucy or fleshy, colored, aromatic and encloses seed(s).

C. Seed is a ripened ovule which contains the embryo,It store reserve food for the use of embryo at the time of germination in their cotyledons or in endosperm. It is a protective covering around the embryo.

D. Fruitlet is the immature or small fruit.

So, the correct answer is 'Seed'.