Question

significance of endosperm​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The endosperm is a tissue produced inside the seeds of most of the flowering plants following fertilization. It is triploid in most species. It surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition in the form of starch, though it can also contain oils and protein.

Answer 2

Answer:

Endosperm is a nutritive tissue formes from vegetative fertilization in angiosperms and it is female gametophyte in gymnosperms.

Explanation:

1) Meant for nourishing the embryo.

2) Stored food in it utilizes embryo.

3) persistent endosperm in seeds called endospermic or albuminous seeds.

4) consumed endosperm in seeds called non- endospermic or exalbuminous seeds.

It is important structure triploid in angiosperms and haploid in gymnosperms to provide nutrition to embryo till it matures and synthesize food by photosynthesis when sprouts....