Botany · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
NEET (UG) 2025 — Question 144
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): Cells of the tapetum possess dense cytoplasm and generally have more than one nucleus.
Reason (R): Presence of more than one nucleus in the tapetum increase the efficiency of nourishing the developing microspore mother cells
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 and 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 tapetum cells possess dense cytoplasm and multiple nuclei. Reason correctly
explains that multiple nuclei increase efficiency of nourishing developing microspore mother cells.
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- NEET (UG) 2025
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- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
- Topic
- Male Reproductive Organ
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