JIPMER 2013
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2013
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
JIPMER 2013 · Botany · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Study the following statements and select the correct option. I....
Study the following statements and select the correct option.
I. Tapetum nourishes the developing pollen grains.
II. Hilum represents the junction between ovule and funicle.
III. In aquatic plants such as water hyacinth and water lily, pollination is by water.
IV. The primary endosperm nucleus is triploid.
Options
- AII II, and IV are correct, but III is incorrect
- BI and II are correct, but III and IV are incorrect
- CI and IV are correct, but II and III are incorrect
- DI, III and IV are correct, but I is incorrect
Correct answer
A. II II, and IV are correct, but III is incorrect
Step-by-step solution
In a majority of water plants like water hyacinth and flowers, water lily emerge above the water level and are pollinated by insects.