NEET2025Botany-Reproduction in Plants
NEET 2025 Botany Embryo Sac Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Medium-Class 12
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): A typical unfertilised, angiosperm embryo sac at maturity is 8 nucleate and⁷⁻celled.
Reason (R): The egg apparatus has 2 polar nuclei.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
C
A is true but R is false
D
A is false but R is true
Correct Answer
Option C
Detailed Explanation
Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion. The embryo sac is 8 nucleate and⁷⁻celled, and the egg apparatus indeed has 2 polar nuclei.
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