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The water in the tender coconut is actually: |
Tissue for formation of radicle Free nuclear endosperm Cellular endosperm Nucellar cells required for the nutrition of developing embryo |
Free nuclear endosperm |
The correct answer is Option (2) → Free nuclear endosperm The primary endosperm cell divides repeatedly and forms a triploid endosperm tissue. The cells of this tissue are filled with reserve food materials and are used for the nutrition of the developing embryo. In the most common type of endosperm development, the PEN undergoes successive nuclear divisions to give rise to free nuclei. This stage of endosperm development is called free-nuclear endosperm. Subsequently cell wall formation occurs and the endosperm becomes cellular. The number of free nuclei formed before cellularisation varies greatly. The coconut water from tender coconut is nothing but free-nuclear endosperm (made up of thousands of nuclei) and the surrounding white kernel is the cellular endosperm. |
