Botany-Seed & Fruit Development

NEET Botany Seed & Fruit Development Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 12

Assertion (A): The seed coat is generally fused with the fruit wall in monocotyledonous seeds. | Reason (R): The aleurone layer separates the embryo from the endosperm in monocotyledonous seeds.

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 B

Detailed Explanation

Both statements are true. The seed coat is indeed fused with the fruit wall in monocotyledonous seeds. The aleurone layer separates the embryo from the endosperm, but it does not explain the fusion of the seed coat with the fruit wall.

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