NEET NEET SOLVED PAPER 2013

  • question_answer
    Perisperm differs from endosperm in

    A)  being a haploid tissue

    B)  having no reserve food

    C)  being a diploid tissue

    D)  its formation by fusion of secondary nucleus with several sperms

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    In some seeds like black pepper and beet, remnants of nucellus are also persistent this persistent nucellus is called perisperm. The cells of endosperm tissue are filled with reserve food materials and are used for the nutrition of the developing embryo. The main difference is perisperm is present in seeds and endosperm is present in developing embryo as its reserved food which is completely consumed   by is during development.


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