Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant Question 58

Question: Which one is an example of triploid tissue [CPMT 1973, 78, 93, 94]

Options:

A) Onion root

B) Fern prothallus

C) Maize and lily endosperm

D) None of the above

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Because maize and lily are angiosperm plants, in which endosperm is formed by fusion of one diploid polar nucleus and haploid male gamete, thus this tissue is triploid.