Sexual Reproduction In Flowering Plant Question 27
Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully:
Assertion : The largest cell of the embryo sac is central cell. Reason : It consists of a fused nuclei.
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: A
Solution:
The central cell is the largest cell of the embryo sac.
It has a highly vacuolate cytoplasm which is rich in reserve food and Golgi bodies.
In the middle the cell contains two polar nuclei which have large nucleoli.
The polar nuclei fuse to form a single diploid secondary or fusion nucleus.
BETA
