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Which of the following is an endospermic seed?
Which of the following is an endospermic seed?
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C Wheat-cereal
D Raagi-millet
Endospermic seeds are those where cotyledons are thin and membranous and endosperm is large with stored food material. Such seeds are also called as albuminous seeds. Examples: poppy, custard apple, cereals, etc.
Non-endospermic seeds are those where cotyledons store the food material and become thick and the endosperm is very thin. Such seeds are also called exalbuminous seeds. Examples: pea, beans, mango, etc.
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Wheat-cereal
D
Raagi-millet
Endospermic seeds are those where cotyledons are thin and membranous and endosperm is large with stored food material. Such seeds are also called as albuminous seeds. Examples: poppy, custard apple, cereals, etc.
Non-endospermic seeds are those where cotyledons store the food material and become thick and the endosperm is very thin. Such seeds are also called exalbuminous seeds. Examples: pea, beans, mango, etc.
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