EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

PLANT KINGDOM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of the following bears the smallest seeds?
A
Grasses
B
Legumes
C
Orchids
D
Sedges
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘Orchid’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Famed for their beautiful and fascinating flowers, with over 26, 000 species worldwide, orchids are the largest of all flowering plant families. What’s more, they also hold the world record for having the smallest seeds of all flowering plants. A typical orchid seed is merely the size of a speck of dust.

Detailed explanation-3: -Smallest Seed is the Orchid. Usually, the seed contains food for the embryonic plant but orchids do not contain food.

Detailed explanation-4: -The orchid Gomesa crispa. The world’s smallest seeds, which have no endosperm and contain underdeveloped embryos, are produced by certain epiphytic orchids (family Orchidaceae) in the tropical rainforest.

Detailed explanation-5: -Complete answer: Cumin (jeera) seeds were the smallest while mango seeds were the largest. Cumin is a flowering plant in the Apiaceae family that is native to the Middle East and extends east to India.

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