Question

A mass of food laden cells is called ---------

Answer 1

Answer:

A mass of cells; called nucellus; is enclosed within the integuments. The cells of nucellus have abundant reserve food material. Embryo sac or female gametophyte is located in the nucellus.

Answer 2

Answer:

A mass of food-laden cells within an ovule is called a nucellus.

Explanation:

• Laden refers to heavily loaded with something.

• Likewise, food-laden is for the mass of food cells enclosed within the coats or integumentary walls of the ovule.

• The main body or bulk of the ovule is called the nucellus.

• The parenchymatous cells of the nucellus have abundant reserve food material which nourishes the growing embryo sac or female gametophyte.

• Thus nucellus is most often spelt as nutritive tissue for embryos in plants.  

• The basic difference between the nucleus and nucellus is that nucleus is the double membrane-bound cell organelle found in eukaryotic cells and possesses the genetic material.

• But nucellus is the nourishing tissue found in ovules in some plants.

Hence the correct and appropriate answer is nucellus.    

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A mass of food-laden cells forming the bulk of the ovule is called   Nucellus/ nucleus choose the suitable option]