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What is the function of arillode in a seed?
What is the function of arillode in a seed?
- Facilitation of germination
- Transport of water and nutrients
- Protection of the seed (correct)
- Storage of reserve food
Which structure in a seed is responsible for the storage of reserve food in exalbuminous seeds?
Which structure in a seed is responsible for the storage of reserve food in exalbuminous seeds?
- Strophiole
- Endosperm
- Perisperm
- Embryo (correct)
What supplies Nitrogen, Sulfur, and Phosphorus in seeds as part of the reserve food materials?
What supplies Nitrogen, Sulfur, and Phosphorus in seeds as part of the reserve food materials?
- Proteins (correct)
- Aleurone grains
- Carbohydrates
- Fixed oil
Which seed structure is an extension of the testa in the form of a membranous fold?
Which seed structure is an extension of the testa in the form of a membranous fold?
In which seeds are aleurone grains found as a reserve food material?
In which seeds are aleurone grains found as a reserve food material?
What is the function of caruncle in a seed?
What is the function of caruncle in a seed?
What does the nutrient layer in seeds consist of?
What does the nutrient layer in seeds consist of?
What happens to the cells of the nutrient layer during development?
What happens to the cells of the nutrient layer during development?
In which seeds is the nutrient layer used for starch storage?
In which seeds is the nutrient layer used for starch storage?
Which seeds have deeply colored cell contents in the inner layer of the testa?
Which seeds have deeply colored cell contents in the inner layer of the testa?
What is the role of the nutrient layer in seed development?
What is the role of the nutrient layer in seed development?
Which type of cells make up the nutrient layer in seeds?
Which type of cells make up the nutrient layer in seeds?
What is the function of the palisade layer in the seed coat?
What is the function of the palisade layer in the seed coat?
Which seed type is more likely to have both endosperm and perisperm surrounding the embryo?
Which seed type is more likely to have both endosperm and perisperm surrounding the embryo?
In which type of seeds is the endosperm absent?
In which type of seeds is the endosperm absent?
Which one of the following seeds has a sclerenchymatous layer in its seed coat?
Which one of the following seeds has a sclerenchymatous layer in its seed coat?
What distinguishes the epidermis in Cardamom seeds from that in Lobelia seeds?
What distinguishes the epidermis in Cardamom seeds from that in Lobelia seeds?
Which type of seed coats have a palisade layer consisting of cells with polygonal prisms?
Which type of seed coats have a palisade layer consisting of cells with polygonal prisms?
