Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 467

Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:

Assertion : In syngenesious stamen, the filaments are fused and the anther are free. Reason : In synandrous stamen, both filaments and anthers are fused.

Options:

A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D) If the assertion is false but reason is true

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

In syngenesious condition when the stamens are united by their anthers only, the filaments remaining free.

In synandrous, stamens are fused by both these filaments as well as anthers.