NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: A device to prevent self-pollination is the production of unisexual flowers Reason: If both male and female flowers are present on the same plant such as rice and wheat, it prevents autogamy but not geitonogamy
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
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
A device to prevent self-pollination is the production of unisexual flowers. If both male and female flowers are present on the same plant such as maize and castor, it prevents autogamy but not geitonogamy