Question

Endosperm provides nourishment to a developing embryo and cotyledons provide nourishment to the developing radicle and plumule.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was asked by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

I would like to ask this question from Flowering Plants Morphology topic in division Morphology of Flowering Plants of Biology – Class 11

Answer 1

The correct choice is (a) True

For explanation I would say: Endosperm provides nourishment to a developing embryo and cotyledons provide nourishment to the developing radicle and plumule. Endosperm sometimes can be completely digested and absorbed before the seed gets detached.