NEET Botany Seed & Fruit Development Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): In monocotyledonous seeds, the endosperm is bulky and stores food.
Reason (R): The scutellum in monocotyledonous seeds acts as a storage organ for nutrients.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The endosperm in monocotyledonous seeds is bulky and stores food, as mentioned in the NCERT context. However, the scutellum is not primarily a storage organ; it functions in absorbing nutrients from the endosperm during seed germination.
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