NEET 2016
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2016
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
NEET 2016 · Botany · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Which one of the following statements is not true?
Which one of the following statements is not true?
Options
- ATapetum helps in the dehiscence of anther
- BExine of pollen grains is made up of sporopollenin
- CPollen grains of many species cause severe allergies
- DStored pollen in liquid nitrogen can be used in the crop breeding programmes
Correct answer
A. Tapetum helps in the dehiscence of anther
Step-by-step solution
It is the final function of the anther that causes the release of pollen grains. A stomium is the opening in an anther usually between lip cells through which dehiscence occurs. Dehiscence of anther occurs due to stomium cells of endothecium