NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Non-albuminous seeds retain a part of endosperm as it is not completely used up during embryo development as in wheat, maize, barley, castor Reason: Albuminous seeds have no residual endosperm as it is completely consumed during embryo development as in pea and groundnut
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
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false
Step-by-step solution
Albuminous seeds retain a part of endosperm as it is not completely used up during embryo development as in wheat, maize, barley, castor. Non-albuminous seeds have no residual endosperm as it is completely consumed during embryo development as in pea and groundnut