Multiple choice

Nucellus forms

  1. seed coat

  2. perisperm

  3. seed

  4. raphe

  5. -
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Explanation

In angiosperms, it is the central portion of the ovule in which the embryo sac develops. In some cases of apomixis (production of seeds without fertilisation), cells of the nucellus develop into an embryo. Perisperm is a mass of nutritive material that is outside the embryo sac.

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