Class CBSE Class 12 Biology Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants Q #1887
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1 Marks AISSCE(Board Exam) MCQ SINGLE
Assertion : Endosperm is a nutritive tissue and it is triploid. Reason : Endosperm is formed by fusion of secondary nucleus to second male gamete. It is used by developing embryo.
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
(B) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
(C) The Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(D) Both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
Correct Answer: A
Explanation
Male gamete ( n ) + secondary nucleus (2 n ) = primary endosperm nucleus which develops into endosperm (3 n ) Endosperm is the reserve food used by developing embryo.