Question

Which is the most common type of endoperm ? Give its characterstics and process of development?

class 12th CBSE Biology sample paper

Answer 1

The nuclear type of endosperm is most common, it is found in wheat, rice and sunflower.
In this type of endosperm, nucleus undergoes repeated divisions and nuclei so formed arrange in the periphery leaving a large vacuole,
Later cytokinesis begins from the periphery toward the center making it cellular.

Answer 2

Three main types of endosperm development in flowering plants are: (i) Nuclear type (ii) Cellular type and (iii) Helobial type!