Plant Kingdom Question 618
Question: Assertion : The female cones are same in number as male cones. Reason : Male and female cones appears alternately on the same branch of the Pinus.
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 both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
Female cones or ovulate cones are fewer in number and arise single or in a small cluster or two to four, each as a bud in the axial of a scale leaf towards the end of the new shoots of unlimited growth (long shoots) which do not bear the male cones.