NEET 2013 Biology question

Perisperm differs from endosperm in :

(1)Being a haploid tissue
(2)Having no reserve food
(3)Being a diploid tissueCorrect
(4)Its formation by fusion of secondary nucleus with several sperms

Answer: (3)

Solution

Perisperm is the persistent remnant of the nucellus in some seeds (e.g. black pepper, beet). The nucellus is part of the sporophyte and so is diploid (2n). Endosperm is formed after triple fusion (two polar nuclei

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Question ID VK-091413