Statement I: Pea, gram and bean possess endosperm in mature seeds.\ Statement II : Orchids are non-

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Statement I: Pea, gram and bean possess endosperm in mature seeds.\ Statement II : Orchids are non-endospermic.

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(d) : Majority of dicot seeds (e.g., pea, gram, bean, mustard, groundnut) and a few monocot seeds (e.g., orchids, Sagittaria), are called nonendospermic or exalbuminous seeds because the endosperm is consumed during seed development and the food is stored in cotyledons and other regions.