NEETBotanyMorphology of Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Gynoecium is the female reproductive part of the flower and is made up of one or more carpels. Reason: When more than one carpel is present, they may be free and are called apocarpous.
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
Gynoecium is the female reproductive part of the flower and is made up of one or more carpels. When more than one carpel is present, they may be free and are called apocarpous.