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NEET Botany Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants 2025 NEET 2025

NEET Botany Question (2025) — Solution

Question

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : A typical unfertilised, angiosperm embryo sac at maturity is 8 nucleate and 7-celled. Reason (R) : The egg apparatus has 2 polar nuclei. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Options

  1. A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
  3. C. A is true but R is false
  4. D. A is false but R is true

Answer

C. A is true but R is false

Step-by-step solution

A typical Angiosperm embryo sac, at maturity is 7 -celled and 8 nucleate. Polar nuclei are situated below the egg apparatus in the large central cell. Three cells are grouped together at micropylar end and constitute the egg apparatus. Hence, A is true but R is false.

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