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Question
List the changes observed in an angiosperm flower subsequent to pollination and fertilisation.
Solution
| Pre-fertilisation | Post-fertilisation |
| Overy | Fruit |
| Overy wall | Pericarp(fruit wall) |
| Ovule | Seed |
| Outer intergument | Testa (Outer seed coat) |
| Inner integument | Tegmen (Inner seed coat) |
| Secondary nucleus | Endosperm |
| Egg | Zygote |
| Synergids and antipodals | Degenerate |
| Hilum, funicle and micropyle | Shows no changes |
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