NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: In some seeds such as black pepper and beet, remnants of nucellus are also present, known as perisperm Reason: The micropyle remains as a small pore in the seed coat which facilitates entry of oxygen and water into the seed during germination
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 some seeds such as black pepper and beet, remnants of nucellus are also present, known as perisperm. The micropyle remains as a small pore in the seed coat which facilitates entry of oxygen and water into the seed during germination