Botany-Flower Structure

NEET Botany Flower Structure Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 12

Assertion (A): In epigynous flowers, the ovary is completely fused with the thalamus. | Reason (R): In epigynous flowers, the other parts of the flower arise below the ovary.

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.

Correct Answer

Option C

Detailed Explanation

In epigynous flowers, the thalamus grows upward enclosing the ovary completely and the other parts of the flower arise above the ovary. Thus, the reason provided is false.

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