Question

Which one of the following is an endospermic seed?

• A. Pea
• B. Bean
• C. Gram
• D. Cashew

Answer 1

The correct option is D Cashew

In some seeds (e.g. legumes), reserve food is stored in cotyledons, whereas in others (e.g. cereals) there is special nutritive tissue called endosperm. The seeds having endosperm are called endospermic or albuminous seeds e.g., cereals, castor, and cashew, whereas seeds in which endosperm is fully consumed by embryo and no endosperm is left thereafter are called non-endospermic seeds or exalbuminous seeds e.g., gram, pea, sem, cucumber, and tamarind.