NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: The pollen grain germinates on the stigma to produce a pollen tube through one of the germ pores Reason: Pollen tube grows through the tissues of the stigma only and reaches the ovary
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
The pollen grain germinates on the stigma to produce a pollen tube through one of the germ pores. Pollen tube grows through the tissues of the stigma and style and reaches the ovary