Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Question 89
89. Persistent nucellus in the seed is known as:
(a) Chalaza
(b) Perisperm [2019]
(c) Hilum
(d) Tegmen
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Answer : b
Hints & Solutions
(b) In some seeds like black pepper and beet, the ramnents of nucellus are persistant, this persistant nucellus is called perisperm. It is present in the seeds in the form of a layer of nutritive tissue
