NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: If both male and female flowers are present on the same plant such as castor and maize, it prevents autogamy but not geitonogamy Reason: In several species such as papaya, male and female flowers are present on different plants, that is each plant is either male or female. This condition prevents both autogamy and 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
B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
If both male and female flowers are present on the same plant such as castor and maize, it prevents autogamy but not geitonogamy. In several species such as papaya, male and female flowers are present on different plants, that is each plant is either male or female. This condition prevents both autogamy and geitonogamy