AIIMS 2019 Botany Reproduction in Flowering Plants MCQ Question
Assertion: The pre-pollination growth of male gametophyte occurs inside the microsporangium whereas the rest of the growth occurs over the female reproductive organs.
Reason: Growth of the entire female gametophyte occurs inside the megasporangium.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
If assertion is true but reason is false.
If both assertion and reason are false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The pre-pollination growth of male gametophyte does occur in the microsporangium, but the growth of the male gametophyte after pollination occurs on the stigma and not over the female reproductive organs in general. Therefore, reason provided is not the correct one for the assertion.
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