Morphology Of Flowering Plants Ques 25

25. The coconut water from tender coconut represents

(a) endocarp

(b) fleshy mesocarp

(c) free nuclear proembryo

(d) free nuclear endosperm

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Answer : d

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(d) Coconut water is the clear liquid inside young green coconuts (fruits of the coconut palm). In early development, it serves as a suspension for the endosperm of the coconut during the nuclear phase of development. As growth continues, the endosperm matures into its cellular phase and deposits into the rind of the coconut meat.