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In seeds, the endosperm helps witha. fertilization.c. nourishment.b. protection.d. dispersal.
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The endosperm is a tissue produced inside the seeds of most flowering plants around the time of fertilization. It surrounds the embryo and provides nutrition in the form of starch, though it can also contain proteins and fats. Show more…
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In plants that lack endosperm in their mature seeds, the cotyledons function (a) to enclose and protect the seed (b) to aid in seed dispersal (c) as an absorptive embryonic root (d) to store food reserves (e) to attach the embryo within the ovul
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