{"id":87276,"date":"2025-06-01T06:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87276"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:39:08","slug":"the-seeds-of-flowering-plants-are-made-up-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-seeds-of-flowering-plants-are-made-up-of\/","title":{"rendered":"The seeds of flowering plants are made up of"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The seeds of flowering plants are made up of<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Ovary and ovary wall&#8221; option2=&#8221;Embryo, food reserves and coat&#8221; option3=&#8221;Cotyledons&#8221; option4=&#8221;Zygotes&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-1 &#8211; 2015<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2015\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">A seed is a fundamental part of the reproduction process in flowering plants. It develops from the ovule after fertilization. A typical seed is composed of three main parts: the embryo (developed from the zygote), stored food reserves (often in the form of endosperm or cotyledons), and a protective seed coat (developed from the integuments of the ovule).<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">A seed is the structure containing the embryonic plant, along with food, enclosed in a protective outer covering.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">The embryo consists of the radicle (embryonic root), plumule (embryonic shoot), and one or two cotyledons (seed leaves). The stored food provides nourishment for the embryo during germination before it can photosynthesize.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The seeds of flowering plants are made up of [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Ovary and ovary wall&#8221; option2=&#8221;Embryo, food reserves and coat&#8221; option3=&#8221;Cotyledons&#8221; option4=&#8221;Zygotes&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC NDA-1 &#8211; 2015 Download PDFAttempt Online A seed is a fundamental part of the reproduction process in flowering plants. It develops from the ovule after fertilization. &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"The seeds of flowering plants are made up of\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-seeds-of-flowering-plants-are-made-up-of\/#more-87276\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The seeds of flowering plants are made up of<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1093],"tags":[1443,1117,1291],"class_list":["post-87276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-nda-1","tag-1443","tag-biology","tag-plant-reproduction","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The seeds of flowering plants are made up of<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A seed is a fundamental part of the reproduction process in flowering plants. 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