NEETBotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Match List-I with List-II regarding reproductive phenomena in plants. List-I List-II (A) Development of fruit without fertilization (I) Apomixis (B) Production of seeds without fertilization (II) Parthenogenesis (C) Development of embryo from an unfertilized egg (III) Polyembryony (D) Occurrence of more than one embryo in a seed (IV) Parthenocarpy Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- A(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
- B(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
- C(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
- D(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
Correct answer
B. (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
Step-by-step solution
(A) Parthenocarpy is the development of a fruit without prior fertilization. (B) Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction, resulting in the formation of seeds without fertilization. (C) Parthenogenesis is the development of a new individual (embryo) directly from an unfertilized female gamete. (D) Polyembryony is the phenomenon of having more than one embryo in a single seed. Therefore, the correct matching is (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III). Answer: (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(