Question

Seed formation without fertilisation in the following plants involves the process of

• A. Budding
• B. Somatic hybridisation
• C. Apomixis
• D. Sporulation

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Apomixis

The correct option is C.

Explanation of the correct option:

Option C:

1. Apomixis is the process of asexual formation of a seed from the maternal tissues of the ovule.
2. It avoids the processes of meiosis and fertilisation and leads to the development of the seed.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

1. Budding is the process of asexual reproduction where a vegetative bud develops on the parent body and matures into a new organism.
2. Budding can occur in plants naturally.
3. It is also done artificially by introducing a meristematic bud into the plant.

Option B:

1. Somatic hybridisation is the process where protoplasts of two cells fuse to produce a hybrid cell.

Option D:

1. Sporulation is the process where some bacteria, fungi or plants form spores that are resistant, non-reproductive dormant structures.
2. It helps the organisms to tide over drastic unfavorable conditions.

Final answer: Seed formation without fertilisation in the following plants involves the process of apomixis.