BOTANY

Detailed explanation-1: ->Option A: Pea seeds are an example of non-endospermic seeds as its endosperm gets consumed during the seed development.

Detailed explanation-2: -The seeds having endosperm are called endospermic or albuminous seeds e.g., cereals, castor, and cashew, whereas seeds in which endosperm is fully consumed by embryo and no endosperm is left thereafter are called non-endospermic seeds or exalbuminous seeds e.g., gram, pea, sem, cucumber, and tamarind.

Detailed explanation-3: -In non-endospermic seeds endosperm is absent. Food is stored in the cotyledons. Some examples of non-endospermic seeds are beans, peas etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -So, the correct answer is ‘Pea’.

Detailed explanation-5: -Among the plants in the given list, seeds of wheat, rice, maize, castor and coconut are endospermic, whereas seeds of pea, bean and groundnut are non-endospermic.