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NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Autogamy in flowers requires synchrony in pollen release and stigma receptivity and also, the anthers and the stigma should lie close to each other Reason: In autogamy, pollination is achieved within the same flower, transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same flower

Options

  1. ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
  2. BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  3. CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
  4. DBoth Assertion and Reason are false

Correct answer

A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion

Step-by-step solution

In autogamy, pollination is achieved within the same flower, transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the same flower. Autogamy in such flowers requires synchrony in pollen release and stigma receptivity and also, the anthers and the stigma should lie close to eachother so that self-pollination can occur

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