Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A plant has chromosomes in each cell of its root tip. Its seed has a perisperm.
The zygote becomes the embryo, the PEN becomes the endosperm, the integuments become the seed coat, and the ovule becomes the seed. The embryo, the seed coat and the perisperm are diploid, and the endosperm is triploid. A mature seed has about to water. The dry matter does not change when the seed loses water.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. .
Plan. Decide where each tissue comes from.
Step 1. The embryo. It grows from the zygote by mitosis, so its cells have chromosomes.
Step 2. The endosperm. It grows from the PEN, which is . Here , so chromosomes.
Step 3. The perisperm. It is nucellus, a tissue of the mother plant, so its cells are diploid, with chromosomes.
Answer: ; ; .
Check. Only the endosperm is triploid.
Watch out. The perisperm is not endosperm, although both are food stores.
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