Q.

The nutritive tissue in the seeds of higher plants is known as -

A. hypocotyl
B. embryo
C. endosperm
D. nucellus
Answer» C. endosperm
Explanation: The seed includes three primary regions: the embryo, nutritive tissue, and seed coat. Endosperm is a nutritive tissue that sustains the embryo and seedling. The endosperm may be consumed by the embryo as in many legumes, which use the cotyledons as a food source during germination.
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