Class CBSE Class 12 Biology Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Q #1875
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1 Marks 2012 AISSCE(Board Exam) MCQ SINGLE
The coconut water from tender coconut represents
(A) fleshy mesocarp
(B) free-nuclear proembryo
(C) free-nuclear endosperm
(D) endocarp
Correct Answer: C
Explanation
Coconut milk represents free-nuclear endosperm where the division of primary endosperm nucleus is not followed by formation of cell walls (cytokinesis) thus all nucleus remain free in liquid form. It is rich in plant hormone cytokinin.