22.The type of seeds in which endosperm is completely consumed are called as: A. Albuminous seeds B. Non-albuminous seeds C. Ex-Albuminous seeds D. Both b&c
Option D In some seeds, the endosperm persists in the seed as food storage tissue. such seeds are called endospermic or albuminous, e.g., Castor, Maize, Wheat, Barley, rubber, coconut. In others the endosperm is completely eaten up by growing embryo. The food for later development of embryo is then stored in cotyledons which become massive. Such seeds are non-endospermic or ex-albuminous, e.g., pea, gram, bean, groundnut.
