Question

In gymnosperms like Pinus and Cycas, the
endosperm is
(a) triploid (b) haploid
(c) diploid (d) tetraploid

Answer 1

Answer:

c is the correct answer

Answer 2

In gymnosperms like Pinus and Cycas, the  endosperm is  a (b) haploid

• Gymnosperm refers to a group of plants that consist of seeds without an ovary or a fruit protection, including the conifers and the cycads.
• In Pinus, the endosperm is a haploid as it is produced before the fertilization.
• In gymnosperms endosperm is formed in the ovule during the megaspore germination, thus it becomes the female prothallus with a haploid set of chromosomes.