J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2002

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    Seed of Pinus possesses:

    A)  parent sporophyte as seed coat, perisperm etc.

    B)  gametophyte like endosperm

    C)  future sporophyte like embryo

    D)  all of the above

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                     As the embryo develops, changes also occur in the surrounding tissue and as a result the ovule is transformed into seed. The outer fleshy layer of integument degenerates, the middle stony layer forms the testa and the inner fleshy layer tegmen. The nucellus persists in the seed as perisperm. The embryo remains surrounded by massive endosperm.


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