AIIMS2008Botany-Plant Reproduction

AIIMS 2008 Botany Species Concept MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 12

Nicotiana sylvestris flowers only during long days and N. tabacum flowers only during short days. If raised in the laboratory under different photoperiods, they can be induced to flower at the same time and can be cross-fertilized to produce self-fertile offspring. What is the best reason for considering N. sylvestris and N. tabacum to be separate species?

A

they cannot interbreed in nature

B

they are reproductively distinct

C

they are physiologically distinct

D

they are morphologically distinct

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

The process by which N2 is reduced to NH4+ is called nitrogen fixation.

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