Botany · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
NEET (UG) 2025 — Question 118
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 light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Option A:
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Option B:
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
- Option C:Correct
A is true but R is false.
- Option D:
A is false but R is true
Answer: C
Step-by-step solution
Assertion correctly states that typical angiosperm embryos have 8 nucleate, 7-celled structure. Reason correctly
explains that egg apparatus contains 2 polar nuclei for fertilization processes.
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- Exam
- NEET (UG) 2025
- Paper
- 2025 paper
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
- Topic
- Female Reproductive Organ
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