NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Water hyacinth and water lily are aquatic plants, hence they are exclusively pollinated by water currents. Reason (R): In these plants, the flowers emerge above the level of water and are pollinated by insects or wind. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options
Options
- ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- C(A) is true but (R) is false
- D(A) is false but (R) is true
Correct answer
D. (A) is false but (R) is true
Step-by-step solution
Assertion (A) is false because not all aquatic plants use water for pollination. In a majority of aquatic plants such as water hyacinth and water lily, pollination is not by water. Reason (R) is true because in water hyacinth and water lily, the flowers emerge above the level of water and are pollinated by insects or wind, similar to most land plants. Answer: (A) is false but (R) is true