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Where does the endosperm come from in a plant and what is its purpose?
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∙ 9y ago
the endosperm is in the gymnosperm 'naked seeds' and the angiosperm flowering plants. in gymno - haploid (n) gives nutrients to the embryo the only difference with the angiosperm is that its not haploid (n) but triploid (3n)
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe endosperm in Angiosperms come from the triple fusion in the embryo sac. The purpose of endosperm is to nourish the developing embryo and in monocots to provide nourishment upto seedling formation. The triple fusion is brought about by the fusion of two polar nuclei of embryo sac with one male gamete.
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∙ 8y agoThe purpose is to provide nourishment to a developing embryo in the seed.
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∙ 9y agoThe endosperm protects the seed inside, and also provides food for it. For example, the endosperm of a coconut is the meat of the coconut.
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∙ 12y agoPart of a seed that stores nutrients, starch and protein for the developing plant embryo
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∙ 11y agoIt nourishes the developing embryo at the time of seed formation and during seed germination.
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∙ 11y agoThe endosperm is the tissue inside the seeds of flowering plants that nourishes the embryo plant.
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What are the three parts of a seed and what is the purpose of each part?
Seed coat, micropyle, endosperm and embryo are major parts of a seed. The seed coat protects, micropyle allows water to move in, endosperm nourishes the embryo and on germination a new plant emerges from the embryo.
Why are cotyledons important to a plant?
Cotyledons are important to plants for many reasons. They are what forms from the primary endosperm nucleus. They cotyledon usually becomes the embryonic leaves of a plant.
What stores food for the young plant?
The endosperm. It is a food storing tissue located outside the embryo.
How are the embryo and the endosperm formed in a plant?
For an endosperm to be formed one sperm nucleus has to fertilize the egg. The egg is fertilized to form a zygote while the other sperm nucleus fuses with the two polar nuclei at the center of the embryo sac to form the primary endosperm cell.
What is endosperm haustorium?
endosperm haustoria is reported in many families for eg. Cucurbitaceae.it is a vermiform appendage present at the chalazal end of the endosperm. it may be free nuclear or cellular.
What feeds the plant embryo?
the endosperm in monocot plants and endosperm and cotyledons in dicot plants.
What is the Triploid stage of a flowering plant?
Endosperm
What does the term endosperm haustoria mean?
Endosperm means the tissue that is found when like a flowering plant is undergoing fertilization. Haustoria is something found that absorbs the nutrients or water of another plant. Endosperm Haustoria is basically a rootlike structure that absorbs the nutrients of a plant when it is in its fertilization stage(the plant is flowering).
Where do plant store food?
Seeds store it in the endosperm.
What are the three parts of a seed and what is the purpose of each part?
Seed coat, micropyle, endosperm and embryo are major parts of a seed. The seed coat protects, micropyle allows water to move in, endosperm nourishes the embryo and on germination a new plant emerges from the embryo.
What is the purpose of the endosperm?
The endosperm provides nutrients for the developing plant embryo. It primarily stores carbohydrates, proteins, and fats to support the growth and development of the embryo until it can photosynthesize and produce its own food.
What part of a coconut plant do humans eat?
The endosperm of the seed
The food source for a plant until it can make its own?
In the endosperm.
What part provides food for the seedlings?
Cotyledones in dicot and endosperm in monocots
Why does a seed need to have endosperm in it?
because they are the first relevant in plants
How do you tell a gymnosperm from an angiosperm?
angiosperm - flowering plant fruit endosperm (3n) triploid gymnosperm - 'naked seed' trees cones endosperm (n) haploid
What contains food for the the plant embryos?
The endosperm contains the stored food that provides energy for the plant. This allows it to begin to grow into a plant.
