NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: In another group of water pollinated plants such as sea grasses, female flowers remain submerged in water and the pollen grains are released inside the water Reason: In most water pollinated species, pollen grains are protected from drying by a mucilaginous covering
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
In another group of water pollinated plants such as sea grasses, female flowers remain submerged in water and the pollen grains are released inside the water. In most water pollinated species, pollen grains are protected from wetting by a mucilaginous covering