Question

U are given castor and bean seeds. Which one of the two would u select to observe the endosperm?

Answer 1

Bean seed would be better..

Answer 2

Endosperm will be visible in the bean seeds and not inside the castor seeds.

This is because, a large amount of fatty acids is present in the castor seeds which will make the endosperm invisible.

On the other hand, beans being a dicotyledonous seed will clearly display the endosperm.

Once the cotyledons of the beans seeds will be opened, the endosperm will be visible distinctly