Milk of tender coconut represents ------ and the surrounding white coconut meal represents -------.

Options

A. cellular endosperm and free-nuclear endosperm
B. free-nuclear endosperm and cellular endosperm
C. helobial endosperm and cellular endosperm
D. free-nuclear endosperm and helobial endosperm

Answer

B

Explanation

In coconut (Cocos nucifera), the surrounding white kernel called coconut meal is cellular endosperm and the coconut water (also called coconut milk) in the centre is free nuclear endosperm made up of thousands of nuclei.