Question

The mature seeds of plants such as gram and peas, possess no endosperm, because ______.

Options

• these plants are not angiosperms

• there is no double fertilization in them

• endosperm is not formed in them

• endosperm gets used up by the developing embryo during seed development

Answer 1

The mature seeds of plants such as gram and peas, possess no endosperm, because endosperm gets used up by the developing embryo during seed development.

Explanation:

Because the endosperm is eaten during seed development and the food is stored in cotyledons and other places, the majority of dicot seeds (such as pea, gramme, bean, mustard, and groundnut) and a few monocot seeds (such as orchids) are non-endospermic or exalbuminous seeds.