| Consider the following statements. |
| I. In non-endospermic seeds, food is stored in seed coat. |
| II. Caryopsis is one seeded dry indehiscent fruit developed from a monocarpellary, unilocular and superior ovary. |
| III. Hesperidium is a modification berry. |
| Which of the statements given above are correct? |
A) I and II
B) I and III
C) II and III
D) I, II and III
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
In non-endospermic or exalbuminous seed, the endosperm is completely consumed by the developing embryo and the mature seeds are without endosperm. The food is stored in cotyledons, e.g., gram, pea etc.
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