Assertion : The two cotyledons in the seed are often referred to as the embryonic leaves. Reason : The…

Assertion : The two cotyledons in the seed are often referred to as the embryonic leaves. Reason : The embryo contains radicle and plumule.
  1. If both the assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
  2. If both assertion and reason are true but assertion is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false.
  4. If both assertion and reason are false.

Solution

In a typical angiospermic plant, cotyledons in the seed are the embryonic leaves. The radicle of the embryo upon the seed germination produces the root system and the plumule produces the shoot system. The radicle and plumule are contained in the embryo.

Asked in: NEET 2015 (Phase 1)

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