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प्रश्न
Why does endosperm development precede embryo development in angiosperm seeds?
Why does the development of an endosperm precede that of the embryo in angiosperm?
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उत्तर
Endosperm development precedes embryonic development in angiosperm seeds because the endosperm provides essential nutrients and support to the developing embryo during germination and early seedling growth.
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A non biology person is quite shocked to know that apple is a false fruit, mango is a true fruit and banana is a seedless fruit. As a biology student how would you satisfy this person?
Endosperm of angiosperm is __________.
(A) haploid
(B) diploid
(C) triploid
(D) tetraploid
Why does endosperm development preceeds that of zygote ?
Describe the development of an endosperm in a viable seed. Why does endosperm development precedes embryo development?
Identify the characteristic feature/s of helobial endosperm.
Identify the CORRECT statement/s from the following.
i. In post-fertilization changes within the ovule, the development of embryo is followed by the development of endosperm.
ii. Helobial endosperm is intermediate between cellular and nuclear type endosperm.
iii. Helobial endosperm is mostly observed in 72 families of dicots.
Double fertilization leading to initiation of endosperm in angiosperms require ______.
If the endosperm cell of an angiosperm contains 24 chromosomes, the number of chromosomes in the root tip cells will be ______.
The coconut water from tender coconut is ______
The diagram given below shows the three types of endosperms in angiosperms.
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| Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 |
- Identify the three types of endosperms shown above.
- Name the type of endosperm which commonly occurs in polypetalous dicots.



