NEET2002BotanySexual Reproduction in Flowering PlantsActual
Assertion : The megaspore mother cell undergoes mitosis to produce four megaspores. Reason : Megaspore mother cells and the megaspores are both haploid.
Options
- AIf both the assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but assertion is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
- CIf the assertion is true but the reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
D. If both assertion and reason are false.
Step-by-step solution
The diploid megaspore mother cell has a large nucleus and dense cytoplasm. This cell undergoes meiosis (reduction division) to produce a group of four haploid cells called megaspores.