Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant Question 188
Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:
Assertion : The megaspore mother cell divide mitotically to produce four spores. Reason : Megaspore mother cells are diploid and megaspore is haploid. [AIIMS 2002]
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:
The megaspore mother cell is diploid.
This divides by meiotic division and produce four haploid megaspores.