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Multiple choice botany pollination, fertilization and development of endosperm and embryo fruits and seeds fruit and its type fertilization events

Endosperm is absent in

  1. Podostemonaceae

  2. Orchidaceae

  3. Trapaceae

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
During double fertilization, the fusion of one sperm with the egg cell forms the embryo and that of the other sperm with a polar nucleus gives rise to the endosperm. The families that lack an endosperm include Orchidaceae, Podostemaceae, and Trapaceae.

So, the correct answer is 'All the above'.
Multiple choice botany pollination, fertilization and development of endosperm and embryo fruits and seeds fruit and its type fertilization events

The fleshy edible part of an apple is

  1. thalamus

  2. nucellus

  3. ovary

  4. endosperm
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

If a fruit is formed from any other part of the flower  than the ovary, then such a fruit is termed as false fruit. In apple the thallamus of the flower forms the edible part or the fruit.

So, the correct option is 'Option A'.