In a nuclear endosperm, which of the following is seen?
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Every nuclear division is followed by wall formation.
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Initially free-nuclear divisions followed by wall formation.
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First division followed by wall formation and other free nuclear.
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None of the above.
The three principal types of endosperm formation found in angiosperms—nuclear, cellular and helobial and are classified on the basis of when the cell wall forms. In nuclear endosperm formation, repeated free-nuclear divisions take place; if a cell wall is formed, it will form after free-nuclear division. In cellular endosperm formation, cell-wall formation is coincident with nuclear divisions. In helobial endosperm formation, a cell wall is laid down between the first two nuclei, after which one half develops endosperm along the cellular pattern and the other half along the nuclear pattern.