Cotyledons and endosperm both provide nutrition. What is the difference between them?

A) Cotyledons provide nutrition for the developing embryo; endosperm provides nutrition for the young seedling.
B) Endosperm provides nutrition for the developing embryo; cotyledons provide nutrition for the young seedling.
C) Cotyledons are found only in flowering plants; endosperm is found only in young ferns.
D) Endosperm is found only in monocots; cotyledons are found only in dicots.
E) Endosperm is always photosynthetic; cotyledons are usually not.


B

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